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CEYLON PLANTS 



Xame. 



Natural Order. i See heading 



Ericaceae T 



Coiivolvulaceae Cl. 



Rhododendron arboreum. 

 Rivea ornata. " Muchuddai," 



T. (Dry region) 

 Sansevieria zeylanica. 



" Niyanda." (L.c. 

 & dry region) 

 Sophora foment osa. " Mudu- LcgHtnitiosae 



murunga." (L.c.) 



S. violacea. (L.c.)i ,, 



Stachytarpheta mutabilis. 



" Balu-nakutu." (L.c. 

 and dry region) 

 Strobilanthes helicoides. 



(U.c.) 

 S. ^Hookerii. (U.c.) 



Haemodoraccae H. P. 



S 

 Verbenacfae H. P. 



Acaiithaccae 



S. pulcherrimus. (U.c.) 



Tephrosia maxima. 



(Dry region) 

 Thespesia Lampas. 



(Dry region) 



Torenia asiatica. " Kotala- 

 wel." (U.c.) 

 Vaccinium Leschenaulhi. 



"Boralu,"S. (U.c.) 1 

 Woodfordia floribunda. 



"Malitta." (I.e.) 

 Wrightia zeylanica. 



" Sudu-idda." (L.c.) 



Lcgnmhiosae ', H. P. 



Malvaceae S 



Scrophnlari- Cr 



aceae 



Vacciniaceae S or T 



Lylhraccac S 



Apocynaceae S 



Remarks. 



Large showy fl's; Ap.-July. 

 On rocks in dry districts; 



fl's white, scented. 

 2 3 ft. Sword-shaped 



variegated succulent 



leaves. 

 8 10 ft. Foliage grey 



tomentose. 

 3 ft. Fl's violet. 

 23 ft. ; fl's pink. 



35 ft. Fl's violet with 

 white tube ; very showy. 



24 ft. ; fl's pure white, 

 with purple veins. 



3 6 ft. Fl's pale pink and 

 violet. 



12 ft. Fl's bright pale- 

 pink. 



68 ft. ; fl's bright yellow, 

 crimson centre 



Fl's dark purple, tube pale 

 yellow. 



812 ft.; fl's bright dark 

 pink; Feb., Mar. & Sept. 



68 ft. ; fl's orange red. 



3 6 ft.; fl's waxy, pure 

 white. 



L.c.=Low-CDUtitry generally. U.c.=Up-country. I.e.=Intermediate elevation. 

 S=Sinhalese, 2 Tamil. 



