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Aristolochiaceae
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Aristolochiaceae
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Monday, March 16, 2015
තාරා මල්[Thaara-mal]/Pelican flower(Aristolochia ringens)
An introduced twining climber native to the
West Indies
and tropical
South America
. Cultivated and also locally naturalized in the wet zone.
Monday, December 15, 2014
සප්සඳ[Sapsanda]/Indian Birthwort (Aristolochia indica)
An indigenous twining herb common in low country moist areas up to 1000m a.s.l. Leaves and rhizomes use in traditional medicine. Flowering from September to January.
Friday, April 4, 2014
තපසර බුලත්[Tapasara Bulath] (Thottea siliquosa)
A native branched shrub growing rain forest understory of the wet zone. Leaves chewed with betel.
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