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Crudia zeylanica sometimes known as Sri Lanka legume, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae endemic to Sri Lanka. [3] Once thought to be extinct, [ 4 ] the plant was rediscovered in 2019. [ 1 ]
The Cheirogaleidae are the family of strepsirrhine primates containing the various dwarf and mouse lemurs. Like all other lemurs , cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar . Characteristics
Plant diversity and endemism in Sri Lanka are quite high. Of 3,210 flowering plants belonging to 1,052 genera, 916 species and 18 genera are endemic. [3] All but one of Sri Lanka's more than 55 dipterocarp (Sinhalese "Hora") are found nowhere else in the world. Sri Lanka's amphibian diversity is only becoming known now.
The following list provides the 704 species of common trees and shrubs of flora of Sri Lanka under 95 families. The list is according to A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka, by Mark Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D. Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundera. [1]
Ex-situ conservation of dry and arid zone plants of Sri Lanka. Dry zone landscape improvement. Ecotourism promotion. Providing knowledge and training on botany and floriculture. Promoting medicinal herbs. Studies on lesser known and under utilized plants in the dry zone.
The 15 years from 1990 to 2005 Sri Lanka showed one of the highest deforestation rates of primary forests in the world. [7] [8] During that period almost 18 percent of Sri Lanka's forest cover was lost, while the deforestation rate also accelerated. The fauna of Sri Lanka also threatened.
Sri Lanka is known to be home to 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri Lankan hemipterans are recorded in the book Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka comprises 74 species in 46 genera and 6 families of aphids within the order Hemiptera. 2 endemic aphid species are found on Sri Lanka
Pages in category "Endemic flora of Sri Lanka" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 215 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .