Trees & Shrubs observed at Wilpattu National Park

(Names based on “A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka by Mark S. Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D.Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundara, and Common wayside trees of Sri Lanka by H.D.Ratnayake & S.P.Ekanayake”)

* Endemic

Trees

  1. Amba (S) Mango (E) Mangifera indica
  2. Ali Gaha (S), Baobab (E) Adansonia
  3. Burutha (S) Satinwood (E) Chloroxylon swietenia
  4. Daluk (S) Fleshy Spurge (E) Euphorbia antiquorum
  5. Divul (S) Wood Apple (E) Limonia acidissima
  6. Ehela (S) Golden Shower Tree (E) Cassia fistula
  7. Gal Seru (S) Sri Lankan Diplospora (S) Diplospora erythrispora*
  8. Gal Weera, Eta Weera (S) Gardner’s Drypetes (E), Drypetes gardneri
  9. Goda Kirilla (S) Indian elm (E) Holoptelea integrifolia
  10. Guru Keena (S), Calaba Tree (E) Calophyllum calaba*
  11. Ila Paththa (S), Black Ebony (E) Maba buxifolia
  12. Indi (S) Wild Date Palm (E) Phoenix farinifera
  13. Kaha pethan (S), Yellow Bauhinia, Yellow Bell Orchid Tree (E) Bauhinia tomentosa
  14. Kaluwara (S) Ebony (E) Diospyros ebenum
  15. Katu Imbul (S) Silk Cotton Tree (E) Bombax ceiba
  16. Katu Andara, Keeriya (S), White-barked Acasia (E) Acasia leocuphloea
  17. Kiri Koon (S) Three- Leaf Walsura (E) Walsura trifoliolata
  18. Kobbe (S) Titberry Tree (E) Allophylus cobbe
  19. Kohomba (S) Margosa (E) Azadirachta indica
  20. Kone (S), Ceylon Oak (E) Schleichera oleosa
  21. Kumbuk (S) Arjun Tree (E) Terminalia arjuna
  22. Lunu Warna (S), Garlic Pear Tree (E) Crataeva adansonii
  23. Madan (S) Java Plum (E) Syzygium cumini
  24. Madu (S) Queen Sago Palm (E) Cycas circinalis
  25. Makulu, Makulla (S) False Chaulmoogra (E) Hydnocarpus venenatus*
  26. Maliththan (S) Mustard Tree (E) Savadora persica
  27. Mee (S) Mahuwa Tree (E) Madhuca longifolia
  28. Myla (S) Bidi Leaf Tree (E) Bauhinia racemosa
  29. Moona Mal (S) Spanish Cherry Tree (E) Mimusops elengi
  30. Mora (S) Dragon’s eye Longun (E) Dimocarpus longan
  31. Nuga (S) Banyan (E) Ficus benghalensis
  32. Wana Mora (S) Ceylon Longun, Wild Longun (E) Dimocarpus gardinari*
  33. Palu (S) Ceylon Iron Wood (E) Manilkara hexandra
  34. Pana (S) Ceylon Cassipourea (E) Cassipourea ceylanica
  35. Pulima (S) Hard-fruit Alphonsea (E) Alphonsea sclerocarpa
  36. Siyambala (S) Tamarind (E) Tamarindus indica
  37. Thal (S) Palmyra Palm (E) Borassus flabellifer
  38. Tammenna (S) Thampanai Tree (E) Mischodon zeylanicus
  39. Thelambu (S) Java Olive (E) Sterculia foetida
  40. Thimbiri (S) Malabar Ebony (E) Diospyros malabarica
  41. Ulkenda (S) Ulkenda Tree (E) Polyalthai korintu
  42. Wal Waraka (S)Wild Courie Fruit (E) Casearia zeylanica
  43. Weera (S), Hedge boxwood (E)Drypetes sepiaria
  44. Welang (S) Cork Leaved Bayur, Fishing Rod Tree (E) Pterospermum suberifolium
  45. Wewarani (S) Murshnut – Leaf Bay Tree, Nelthare (E), Alceodaphne semecarpifolia
  46. Yakada Maran (S) Spicate Eugenia, Ceylon Waterberry (E) Syzygium zeylanicum

 

Shrubs

  1. Agil (S) Bastard Sandle, Bastard Sandlewood (E) Erythroxylum monogynum
  2. Andara (S) Sickle Bush (E) Dichrostachys cinerea
  3. Bol-Pana (S), Orange berry, Gin Berry, Rum Berry (E), Glycosmis mauritiana
  4. Heen Eraminiya (S) Jackal Jujube (E) Ziziphus oenoplia
  5. Heen Thambala (S) Fukien Tree, Fukien Tea Tree (E) Carmona retusa
  6. Himbutu (S) Lolly Berry (E) Salacia chinensis
  7. Kapukinissa (S) Maple-leaved Mallow (E) Hibiscus ericarpus
  8. Kara (S) Koramandle Boxwood (E) Canthium coromandelicum
  9. Katu-pila (S) Bushweed (E) Flueggia leucopyrus
  10. Kora Kaha (S) Blue Mist (E) Memecylon umbellatum
  11. Kukuruman (S) Mountain Pomagranate, Common Emetic Nut (E) Catunaregam spinosa
  12. Meegon Karapincha (S) Indian Wampi (E) Clausena indica
  13. Podi Sigho Maran (S), Siam Weed, Devil Weed (E) Chromolaena odorata 
  14. Radaliya (S) Indian Zebrawood (E) Connarus monocarpus
  15. Ranawara (S) Tanner’s Cassia (E) Cassia auriculata
  16. Ratmal (S)Jungle Geranium, Flam of the Woods (E) Ixora coccinea
  17. Wal Pichcha (S) Wild Jasmin, Narrow Leaved Jasmin (E) Jasminum angustifolium
  18. Wara (S) Clown Flower, Giant Milkweed (E) Calotropis gigantean
  19. Yakinaran (S) Ceylon Atalantia (E) Atalantia ceylanica

 

Vines

  1. Pata Bambara (S) Sphenocarp Uvaria (E) Uvaria sphenocarpa Vine with orange fruits.
  2. Kahamda Wel (S) Mopane Paddle Pod (E) Reissantia indica (earlier Hippocratea indica) The vine which is split into many at the lower parts.
  3. Kala Wel, Bokala Wel (S) Common Derris (E) Derris scandens