Showing posts with label Phyllanthaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phyllanthaceae. Show all posts

Saturday, October 29, 2022

ගොඩ රත්මල්/කොසත්ත (Blachia umbellata)

An indigenous shrub or small tree of medium to low elevation open forests of wet to intermediate zones, open places along watercourses and roadsides. 

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Phyllanthus sp.

 An endemic or indigenous subshrub occurs above 900 m elevations in the Knuckles range. Rather similar to the Phyllanthus baillonianus but with cream-white flowers. Probably an addition to the flora of Sri Lanka, first recorded in Vlas de J., 2019 with only male flowers (Female flowers are also shown here).

Vlas de J., 2019 - Illustrated field guide to the flowers of Sri Lanka Volume 3 

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

හුණුකිරිල්ල (Glochidion candolleanum)

An indigenous shrub or small tree of montane forests above 1000 m elevation.

* Glochidion pachycarpum Alston  and Glochidion pycnocarpum (Muell.Arg.) Beddome  are synonyms. 

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Phyllanthus gardnerianus

 An indigenous perennial herb or sub shrub of montane rain forests above 1000 m elevations, often in disturbed areas.

Flower size - About 4 mm across.


Saturday, July 10, 2021

Phyllanthus buxifolius

 An introduced small shrub native to the Philippines, Borneo,  Java and the Lesser Sunda islands. Cultivated in home gardens


Sunday, June 28, 2020

Phyllanthus racemosus [Syn: Phyllanthus polyphyllus]

Very common native shrub occurs along roadsides, rivers and disturbed vegetation up to about 1000 m elevations.

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Glochidion coriaceum [Syn: Phyllanthus coriaceus]

An endemic shrub or small tree of primary and secondary montane forests from medium to higher altitudes up to about 1500 m a.s.l.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

ගිණිහිරිය[Ginihiriya] (Breynia quadrangularis [Syn: Sauropus quadrangularis])

An indigenous shrub of dry and intermediate zones.

* Sauropus rigidus Thw. which was considered as a rare endemic species is now treated as a synonym of Sauropus quadrangularis (Willd.) Muell. Arg.

Monday, May 23, 2016

Monday, May 2, 2016

නෙල්ලි[Nelli] (Phyllanthus emblica)

A tree of monsoon forests, savannah and dry patanas. Also widely cultivated in gardens. Native or introduced to Sri Lanka in the ancient time. Fruit edible and whole plant medicinal. 

Thursday, February 25, 2016

ගඟ වැරැල්ල [Ganga Werella](Phyllanthus myrtifolius)

An endemic shrub occurs along watercourses in forests from 300 to 600 m altitudes. Also planted in home gardens as an ornamental hedge plant.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Friday, November 20, 2015