The Java plum tree…
2021-06-05
Name : Ma Dan
Date: 2021-06-05
The Java plum tree is known as ma dan in Sinhalese.
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.
A mango is a stone…
Name : Mango
A mango is a stone fruit produced from numerous species of tropical trees belonging to the flowering plant genus Mangifera, cultivated mostly for their edible fruit. Most of these species are found in nature as wild mangoes.
The jackfruit,…
Name : Jack Tree
The jackfruit, also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family. Its origin is in the region between the Western Ghats of southern India, all of Sri Lanka and the rainforests of Malaysia.
Sinhala name Mee,…
Name : Mee
Sinhala name Mee, Botanical name Madhuca longifolia, Family name SAPOTACEAE, English name South Indian mahua, Tamil name Iluppai.
Mangosteen, also…
Name : Mangosteen
Mangosteen, also known as the purple mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to tropical lands sorrounding the Indian Ocean.Its origin is uncertain due to widespread phehistoric cultivation.
The rambutan is…
Name : Rambutan
The rambutan is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Southeast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the lychee, longan, pulasan and mamoncillo
Carambola, also…
Name : Kamaranga
Carambola, also known as star fruit or starfruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. The fruit is commonly consumed in parts of Brazil, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the South Pacific, Micronesia, parts of East Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean. The tree is cultivated throughout tropical areas of the world.
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.
Scientific Name:…
Name : Kathrumurunga
Scientific Name: Sesbania grandiflora,Name in English: Hummingbird tree,Name in Sinhala: Kathurumurunga,Name in Tamil: Akatthi