Field Guide

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. This guide can also be consulted as a Wiki, as well as downloaded as a PDF: A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka (1997).

Native species are denoted as (N), Introduced species as (I).

Contents

• 1 Division: Pteridophyta
  • 1.1 Family: Cyatheaceae - Scaly tree ferns
• 2 Division: Cycadophyta
  • 2.1 Family: Cycadaceae - Queen Sago
• 3 Division: Pinophyta
  • 3.1 Family: Araucariaceae - Araucarians
  • 3.2 Family: Cupressaceae - Cypresses
  • 3.3 Family: Pinaceae - Pines
• 4 Division: Anthophyta
  • 4.1 Subdivision: Monocotyledons
    • 4.1.1 Family: Asparagaceae
    • 4.1.2 Family: Poaceae‡ - Grasses
    • 4.1.3 Family: Musaceae - Bananas
    • 4.1.4 Family: Strelitziaceae - Traveller’s palm
    • 4.1.5 Family: Arecaceae - Palm trees
    • 4.1.6 Family: Pandanaceae - Screw palms
• 5 Division: Anthophyta
  • 5.1 Subdivision: Magnoliids
    • 5.1.1 Family: Acanthaceae - Acanthus
    • 5.1.2 Family: Annonaceae - Custard apples
    • 5.1.3 Family: Magnoliaceae - Magnolias
    • 5.1.4 Family: Monimiaceae
    • 5.1.5 Family: Myristicaceae - Nutmegs
• 6 Division: Anthophyta
  • 6.1 Subdivision: Dicotyledons
    • 6.1.1 Family: Anacardiaceae - Cashews
    • 6.1.2 Family: Anisophylleaceae
    • 6.1.3 Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbanes
    • 6.1.4 Family: Aquifoliaceae - Hollys
    • 6.1.5 Family: Araliaceae
    • 6.1.6 Family: Aristolochiaceae - Birthworts
    • 6.1.7 Family: Asteraceae - Composites
    • 6.1.8 Family: Bignoniaceae - Bignonias
    • 6.1.9 Family: Bixaceae - Achiotes
    • 6.1.10 Family: Boraginaceae - Forget-me-nots
    • 6.1.11 Family: Boraginaceae
    • 6.1.12 Family: Buxaceae
    • 6.1.13 Family: Calophyllaceae - Chestnuts
    • 6.1.14 Family: Cannabaceae
    • 6.1.15 Family: Capparaceae - Capers
    • 6.1.16 Family: Caricaceae - Papayas
    • 6.1.17 Family: Casuarinaceae - Sheoaks
    • 6.1.18 Family: Celastraceae - Bittersweets
    • 6.1.19 Family: Centroplacaceae
    • 6.1.20 Family: Chloranthaceae
    • 6.1.21 Family: Clusiaceae
    • 6.1.22 Family: Combretaceae - White mangroves
    • 6.1.23 Family: Connaraceae
    • 6.1.24 Family: Cornaceae
    • 6.1.25 Family: Crypteroniaceae
    • 6.1.26 Family: Daphniphyllaceae
    • 6.1.27 Family: Dichapetalaceae
    • 6.1.28 Family: Dilleniaceae
    • 6.1.29 Family: Dipterocarpaceae - Dipterocarps
    • 6.1.30 Family: Ebenaceae - Ebonys
    • 6.1.31 Family: Elaeocarpaceae
    • 6.1.32 Family: Ericaceae - Heathers
    • 6.1.33 Family: Erythroxylaceae
    • 6.1.34 Family: Euphorbiaceae - Spurges
    • 6.1.35 Family: Fabaceae - Legumes
    • 6.1.36 Family: Gentianaceae
    • 6.1.37 Family: Goodeniaceae
    • 6.1.38 Family: Hernandiaceae
    • 6.1.39 Family: Icacinaceae
    • 6.1.40 Family: Lamiaceae - Sages
    • 6.1.41 Family: Lauraceae - Laurels
    • 6.1.42 Family: Lecythidaceae
    • 6.1.43 Family: Loganiaceae
    • 6.1.44 Family: Lythraceae
    • 6.1.45 Family: Malvaceae - Mallows
    • 6.1.46 Family: Melastomataceae
    • 6.1.47 Family: Meliaceae - Mahoganys
    • 6.1.48 Family: Moraceae - Figs
    • 6.1.49 Family: Moringaceae - Drumsticks
    • 6.1.50 Family: Muntingiaceae
    • 6.1.51 Family: Myrtaceae - Myrtles
    • 6.1.52 Family: Nyctaginaceae - Four o’clocks
    • 6.1.53 Family: Ochnaceae
    • 6.1.54 Family: Olacaceae
    • 6.1.55 Family: Oleaceae - Olives
    • 6.1.56 Family: Pentaphylacaceae
    • 6.1.57 Family: Phyllanthaceae
    • 6.1.58 Family: Pittosporaceae
    • 6.1.59 Family: Primulaceae - Primroses
    • 6.1.60 Family: Proteaceae
    • 6.1.61 Family: Putranjivaceae
    • 6.1.62 Family: Rhamnaceae - Buckthorns
    • 6.1.63 Family: Rhizophoraceae - True mangroves
    • 6.1.64 Family: Rosaceae - Roses & Berries
    • 6.1.65 Family: Rutaceae - Citrus
    • 6.1.66 Family: Sabiaceae
    • 6.1.67 Family: Salicaceae - Willows
    • 6.1.68 Family: Salvadoraceae - Toothbrushes
    • 6.1.69 Family: Santalaceae - Sandalwoods
    • 6.1.70 Family: Sapindaceae - Soapberries
    • 6.1.71 Family: Sapotaceae
    • 6.1.72 Family: Simaroubaceae
    • 6.1.73 Family: Solanaceae - Nightshades
    • 6.1.74 Family: Staphyleaceae
    • 6.1.75 Family: Stemonuraceae
    • 6.1.76 Family: Symplocaceae - Sweetleafs
    • 6.1.77 Family: Tetramelaceae
    • 6.1.78 Family: Theaceae - Tea plants
    • 6.1.79 Family: Thymelaeaceae
    • 6.1.80 Family: Ulmaceae
    • 6.1.81 Family: Urticaceae - Nettles
    • 6.1.82 Family: Verbenaceae- Verbenas
• 7 Recommended New Plant species
  • 7.1 Family Poaceae
• 8 References
• 9 External links