Ayurvedic usage…
2021-08-03
Name : මඟුල් කරඳ-Indian beach-புங்கை மரம்
Date: 2021-08-03
Ayurvedic usage : Swelling, Pains, Worm diseases, Wounds, Liver diseases, Cough, Skin diseases, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Constipation, Nausea, Hemorrhoids, Oral diseases
The main edible…
Name : අනෝදා-Anoda-முட்சீதா மரம் / அன்னமுன்னா
The main edible part of soursop is its fruit which has a juicy and aromatic white pulp with sweet-sour taste. It is usually consumed fresh or can be made into beverage.
Fruit : ovoid to…
Name : අඹ-Mango-மா மரம்
Fruit : ovoid to ellipsoid, with oblique base, 10-20 cm long.
The flowers are…
Name : මී-Mee-இலுப்பை மரம்
The flowers are used to produce an alcoholic drink in tropical India ‘mahua’.The tree is considered a boon by the native tribes who are forest dwellers and keenly conserve this tree. In Sri Lanka this tree signified as cultural ecosystem helper where the tree will be infested with bats who eat the fruit defecate, which is a good form of fertiliser for the farmers who cultivate.
This is a tropical…
Name : වෙරළු-Ceylon Olive-உலங்காரை/வெரலிக்காய்
This is a tropical fruit found in the Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China and South East Asia. It is an ornamental medium sized tree indigenous to Sri Lanka, producing smooth, ovoid green fruits. The fruit has nutritive and medicinal values.
Flower : petals…
Flower : petals ovoid-oblong,c.3-5 mm, white, later get tinged with purple, with yellow or purple veins. Fertile stamens as long as the corolla. Staminodes very short
Cloves are the…
Name : කරාබුනැටි-Clove
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice. Cloves are available throughout the year owing to different harvest seasons in different countries
A shrub or small…
Name : දෙළුම්-Pomegranate-மாதுளை
A shrub or small tree growing 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) high, the pomegranate has multiple spiny branches and is extremely long-lived, with some specimens in France surviving for 200 years.[3] P. granatum leaves are opposite or subopposite, glossy, narrow oblong, entire, 3–7 cm (1+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) long and 2 cm (3⁄4 in) broad. The flowers are bright red and 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) in diameter, with three to seven petals.[3] Some fruitless varieties are grown for the flowers alone
Kumbuk is the name…
Name : කුඹුක්-Kumbuk/ Arjun-மருதமரம்
Kumbuk is the name of a tree commonly found in Sri Lanka – beautiful, standing tall and providing shade from the tropical heat.
Mahua longifolia(Mee)…
Mahua longifolia(Mee) is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests. The fat (solid at ambient temperature) is used for the care of the skin, to manufacture soap or detergents, and as a vegetable butter. It can also be used as a fuel oil.The seed cakes obtained after extraction of oil constitute very good fertilizer.