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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]
The latter can be boiled into a sugary syrup. The cabbage can be eaten raw or cooked. [4] This species is called kithul (කිතුල්) in Sri Lanka. It is best known as the source of kithul treacle, a liquid jaggery. [5] The sap of the tree is boiled for many hours until it turns into the thick, dark treacle, unique to Sri Lanka. [6]
It is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka and accounts for 2% of GDP, generating roughly $700 million annually to the economy of Sri Lanka. It employs, directly or indirectly over 1 million people, and in 1995 directly employed 215,338 on tea plantations and estates. Sri Lanka is the world's fourth largest producer of tea.
Ipomoea aquatica, widely known as water spinach, is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. I. aquatica is generally believed to have been first domesticated in Southeast Asia.
"Cabbage" was originally used to refer to multiple forms of B. oleracea, including those with loose or non-existent heads. [20] A related species, Brassica rapa, is commonly named Chinese, napa or celery cabbage, and has many of the same uses. [21] It is also a part of common names for several unrelated species.
The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. [3] Attached to it is the " National Herbarium of Sri Lanka ". The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km 2 ), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall.
Pistia is a genus of aquatic plants in the arum family, Araceae.It is the sole genus in the tribe Pistieae which reflects its systematic isolation within the family. [5] The single species it comprises, Pistia stratiotes, is often called water cabbage, water lettuce, Nile cabbage, or shellflower.
Dialium ovoideum is a tropical [1] species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The Sinhala name ගල් සියඹලා (gal ...