Saturday, June 17, 2023

Impatiens cuspidata

Impatiens cuspidata is a plant naturally found in highlands of Sri Lanka.

Monday, May 15, 2023

Disporum cantoniense

Disporum cantoniense is a herb found in mountains regioins of Sri Lanka

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Cryptostylis arachnites

Cryptostylis arachnites is an indigenous wild orchid found in wet zone of Sri Lanka.

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Henckelia angusta

Henckelia angusta Henckelia angusta is an endemic herb found on rocky surfaces of shady sreams. It has been restricted to lowland forests of southwestern part of Sri Lanka.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Erdelen's horn lizard (Ceratophora erdeleni)

Ceratophora erdeleni
Ceratophora erdeleni
English: Erdelen's horn lizard
Sinhala: අර්ඩලන්ගේ අං කටුස්සා
Binomial name: Ceratophora erdeleni

Erdelen's horned lizard is a species of lizards found in the eastern part of Sinharaja. Population of this lizard has been restricted to a very limited area in the Morningside and Rakwana region of Sinharaja. Although it is called a horned lizard, it does not always have a prominent horn. A small remnant horn can sometimes be seen. But there is a species of lizard called Ceratophora stoddartii that lives in the central highlands of Sri Lanka who bears a more prominent horn compared to Ceratophora erdeleni. Looking at a phylogenetic tree, it seems that these two species have recently been separated from each other and evolved into two species. Most likely the topography of Rakwawna mountains and central highlands has been the reason to evolve them as two separate species.

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Polyspora dassanayakei

Polyspora dassanayakei


Binomial Name: Polyspora dassanayakei
Sinhala: දසනායකගේ මිහිරිය[Dasanayakage Mihiriya]
Polyspora dassanayakei (දසනායකගේ මිහිරිය) is a relatively rare species of endemic tree confined to montane forests.

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Impatiens henslowiana

Impatiens henslowiana

Binomial: Impatiens henslowiana
English: Impatiens 
Sinhala: කූඩලු[Kudalu]

Impatiens henslowiana grows in Sri Lankan rain forests where elevation level is between 900-2000m.