Sinhala name Mee,…
2021-02-22
Name : Mee
Date: 2021-02-22
Sinhala name Mee, Botanical name Madhuca longifolia, Family name SAPOTACEAE, English name South Indian mahua, Tamil name Iluppai.
The iron wood tree…
Name : Naa
The iron wood tree which is locally known as na is the national tree of Sri Lanka.
Papaya Tree
Name : Papaya
Anoda is a genus…
Name : Anoda
Anoda is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family. There are 23 or 24 species of these herbs, most native to Mexico and South America. They are generally erect plants with a variety of leaf shapes, and many bear colorful flowers. Most bear distinctive disk-shaped segmented fruits.
Nelli tree
Name : Nelli
Naran tree
Name : Naran
A small tree to…
Name : Peara
A small tree to 33 ft high, with spreading branches, the guava is easy to recognize because of its smooth, thin, copper-colored bark that flakes off, showing the greenish layer beneath; and also because of the attractive, "bony" aspect of its trunk which may in time attain a diameter of 10 in.
The inner wood…
Name : Dewadara
The inner wood is aromatic and used to make incense. Inner wood is distilled into essential oil. As insects avoid this tree, the essential oil is used as insect repellent on the feet of horses, cattle and camels. It also has antifungal properties and has some potential for control of fungal deterioration of spices during storage.
The arjun tree…
Name : Kumbuk
The arjun tree which is known as kumbuk in Sinhalese is a native tree that is commonly used as timber.
Puwak tree
Name : Puwak
Hummingbird tree
Name : Hummingbird tree
