Family – Euphorbiaceae – large family with 48 genera in Sri Lanka.
85.01. ACALYPHA L.
A.amentacea Roxb. var. wilkesiana (Muell. Arg.) Fosberg* [Acalypha wilkesiana Muell. Arg.] E:acalypha
A.ciliata Forssk.
A.fruticosa Forssk.
A.hispida Burm. f.* E.red hot cat tail
A.indica L. S:kuppameniya T:kuppameni, punairananki
A.lanceolata Willd.
A.racemosa Wall, ex Baill. [Acalypha paniculata Miq.]
A.supera Forssk. [Acalypha brachystachya Hornem]
85.02. ACTEPHILA Blume
A.excelsa (Dalz.) Muell. Arg. [Actephila neilgherrensis Wight] S:et-pitawakka
85.03. ADENOCHLAENA Boivin ex Baill.
A.zeylanica (Baill.) Thw. [Cephalocroton zeylanicus (Baill.) Muell. Arg.]
A.coriacea Alston [Agrostistachys longifolia sensu Trimen non Benth.] S:beru
A.hookeri (Thw.) Benth. S:diya-beru, kunu-beru, maha-beru .
85.05. ALEUR1TES J. R. & G. Forst.
A.moluccana (L.) Willd. E:candlenut tree, S:kekuna, rata-kekuna, tel-kekuna
A.montana (Lour.) E. H. Wilson*
85.06. ANTIDESMA L.
A.alexiteria L. [Antidesma zeylanicum Lam.] S:heen-embilla
A.bunius (L.) Sprang. S:karawala-kebella
A.ghaesembilla Gaertn. S:bu-embilla
A.pyrifolium Muell. Arg.
A.thwaitesianum Muell. Arg. [Antidesma bunius var. thwaitesianum (Muell. Arg.) Trimen] S:karawala-kebella
A.walkeri (Tul.) Pax & Hoffm. [Antidesma diandrum sensu Trimen] S.thimbiliya
85.07. APORUSA Blume
A.acuminataThw.
A.cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr. [Aporusa latifolia Thw.] S:kampotta, mapat-kabella, pepiliya
A.fusiformisThw. Rl
A.lanceolata (Tul.) Thw. S:heen-kebella, veli-mediya
A.lindleyana (Wight) Baill. S:barawa-embilla, kebella
85.08. BLACHIA Baill.
B.umbellata (Willd.) Baill. S:goda-ratmale, kosatta
85.09. BREYNIA J. R. & G. Forst.
B.retusa (Dennst.) Alston [Breynia patens (Muell. Arg.) Benth. & Hook, f.] S:wa, wal-murunga
B.vitis-idaea (Burm. f.) C. E. C. Fischer [Breynia rhamnoides (Retz.) Muell. Arg.] S:gas-kayila T:manipulnati
85.10. BRIDELIA Willd.
B.moonii Thw. S:patkela
B.retusa (L.) A. Juss. S:ketakala T:mul-venkai
B.stipularis (L.) Blume [Bridelia scandens (Roxb.) Willd.]
85.11. CHAETOCARPUS Thw.
C.castanocarpus (Roxb.) Thw. S:hedawaka, hedoka
C.coriaceus Thw. S:gal-hadoka, hedawaka, hedoka
C.ferrugineus Philcox
C.pubescens (Thw.) Hook, f,
85.12. CHROZOPHORA Necker ex A. Juss.
C.plicata (Vahl) A. Juss ex Spreng. [Chrozopliora rottleri (Geisel.) Andr.]
85.13. CLEIDION Blume
C.nitidum (Muell. Arg.) Thw. ex Kurz
C.spiciflorum (Burm. f.) Merr. [Cleidion javanicum Blume] S:okuru
85.14. CLEISTANTHUS Hook. f. ex Planch.
C.acuminatus (Thw.) Muell. Arg.
C.collinus (Roxb.) Benth. S:madara
C.ferrugineus (Thw.) Muell. Arg.
C.pallidus (Thw.) Muell. Arg. [Cleistanthus pallidus var. subglauca Trimen] T:visa
C.patulus (Roxb.) Muell. Arg. S:wa
C.robustus Muell. Arg. S:pala
85.15. CODIAEUM A. Juss.
C.variegatum (L.) Blume* Exroton
85.16. CROTON L.
C.aromaticus L. S:wel-keppitiya T:teppaddi
C.bonplandianus Bail). [Croton sparsiflorus Morong] T:kolinge
C.caudatus Geisel. S:vel-keppitiya
C.hirtus L’Herit. [Croton glandulosus L.] S:gan-veda, val-tippili
C.laccifer L. [Croton aromaticus var. lacciferus (L.) Trimen] S:gas-keppetiya, keppetiya Trteppaddi
C.moonii Thw.
C.nigroviridis Thw.
C.officinalis (Klotzsch) Alston [Croton klotzschianus (Wight) Thw.]
C.persimilis Muell. Arg. [Croton oblongifolius Roxb.] S:akuiella T:milla kunari
C.tiglium L. Exroton oil plant S:jayapala T:nervalam
C.zeylanicus Muell. Arg. [Croton reticulatus Heyne ex Muell. Arg.]
85.17. DALECHAMPIA L.
D.indica Wight
85.18. DIMORPHOCALYX Thw.
D.glabellus Thw. S:weli-wenna T:tentuikki, tentukki
D.gardneri (Thw.) Pax & Hoffm. [Hemicyclia gardneri Thw.] S:eta-wira, gal-wira
D.lanceolata (Thw.) Pax & Hoffm. [Hemicyclia lanceolata Thw.]
D.longifolia (Blume) Pax & Hoffm. [Cyclostemon macrophyllus Blume]
D.sepiaria (Wight & Arn.) Pax & Hoffm. [Hemicyclia sepiaria Wight & Arn.] S:wira T:virai
85.20. EUPHORBIA L.
E.antiquorum L. S:daluk T:chatura kalli
E.atoto Forst.
E.cristata Heyne ex Roth
E.granulata Forssk.
E.helerophylla L. E:Mexican fireweed
E.hirta L. S:bu-dada-kiriya T:palavi
E.indica Lam. [Euphorbia hypericifolia sensu Hook, f., non L.] S:ela-dada-kiriya
E.millii DesMoul*
E.neriifolia L* S:kola-pathok, patak
E.pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch* E:Poinsettia of Mexico
E.rosea Retz. S.mudu-dada-kiriya
E.rothiana Spreng.
E.thymifolia L. S:bin-dada-kiriya T.chittirapalavi
E.tirucalliL. E:milk hedge S:nawa-handi T:kalli
E.tortilis Rottler ex Ainslie S.sinuk
E.trigona Haw.
85.21. EXCOECARIA L.
E.agallocha L. S:tala-kiriya, tela-kiriya, tel-kiriya T:tilai
E.oppositifolia Griffith var. crenulata (Wight) Chakrab. & M. G. Ganop. [Excoecaria crenulata Wight]
85.22. FAHRENHEIT1A Reichb. f. & Zoll.
F.minor (Thw.) Airy Shaw [Ostodes minor (Thw.) Muell. Arg.] [Ostodes zeylanicus var. minor (Thw.) Hook, f.] S:olu-petta, wal-kekuna
F.zeylanica (Thw.) Airy Shaw [Ostodes zeylanica (Thw.) Muell. Arg.] S:mawata, olu-petta
85.23. FLUEGGEA Willd.
F.leucopyrus Willd. [Securinega leucopyrus (Willd.) Muell. Arg.] S:heen-katu-pila T:mudpulanti
F.virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt
85.24. GIVOTIA Griffith
G.moluccana (L.) Sreem. [Givotia rottleriformis Griffith ex Wight] T:puttalai
85.25. GLOCHIDION J. R. & G. Forst.
G.acutifolium Alston [Glochidion gardneri var. acuminata Trimen]
G.coriaceum Thw. [Glochidion brachylobum Muell. Arg.]
G.gardneri Thw.
G.montanum Thw.
G.moonii Thw. S:bu-hunu-kirilla
G.nemorale Thw.
G.pachycarpum Alston [Glochidion pycnocarpum var. ellipticum Hook, f.]
G.pycnocarpum (Muell. Arg.) Beddome S:hunu-kirilla
G.stellatum (Retz.) Beddome [Glochidion rigidum (A. Juss.) Muell. Arg.] S:kirilla
G.zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A. Juss. S:hunu-kirilla var. tomentosum Trimen var. zey lanicum R11:243
85.26. HEVEA Aublet
H.brasiliensis (A. Juss.) Muell. Arg.* E:para rubber
85.27. HOMALANTHUS A. Juss.
H.populifolius Graham S:gini-kanda, kanda T:pramaram
85.28. HOMONOIA Lour.
H.riparia Lour. Rl 1:173
85.29. JATROPHA L.
J.curcas L. E:physic nut S:rata-endaru, weta-endaru T:kaddamanakku
J.glandulifera Roxb. T:atalai
J.gossypiifolia L. var. elegans (Pohl) Muell. Arg.*
85.30. MACARANGA Thouars
M.digyna (Wight) Muell. Arg. S:gal-ota, ota
M.indica Wight S:kenda T:vattakanni
M.peltata (Roxb.) Muell. Arg. [Macaranga tomentosa Wight] S:kenda, pat-kenda T:vattakanni
85.31. MALLOTUS Lour.
M.distans Muell. Arg.
M.eriocarpus (Thw.) Muel 1. Arg. S:bulu-petta, vel-keppitiya T:maratini
M.fuscescens (Thw.) Muell. Arg.
M.philippensis (Lam.) Muell. Arg S:hampari!a, hamperilla T:kapila
M.repandus (Willd.) Muell. Arg.
M.resinosus (Blanco) Merr. [Mallotus walkerae Hook, f.] S:ma-endaru
M.rhamnifolius (Willd.) Muell. Arg. [Mallotus rhamnifolius var. ovatifolia Hook, f.] S:molabe T:marai-tinni, maraitium
M.tetracoccus (Roxb.) Kurz [Mallotus albus (Roxb.) Muell. Arg.] S:bu-kenda T:mullupolavu
85.32. MANIHOT Miller
M.esculenta Crantz.* E:cassava, manioc S:maiokka, manyokka
M.glaziovii Muell. Arg.* E:Ceara rubber S:gas-manyokka
M.cyanospermus (Gaertn.) Airy Shaw [Phyllanthus cyanospermus (Gaertn.) Muell. Arg.]
M.indicus (Dalz.) Airy Shaw [Phyllanthus indicus (Dalz.) Muell. Arg.] S:karawu
85.34. MEINECKIA Baill.
M.parvifolia (Wight) G. L. Webster [Phyllanthus thwaitesianus Muell. Arg.]
85.35. MICROCOCCA Benth.
M.mercurialis (L.) Benth. [Claoxylon mercurialis (L.) Thw.]
M.oligandra (Muell. Arg.) Prain [Claoxylon oligandrum Muell. Arg.]
85.36. MISCHODON Thw.
M.zeylanicus Thw. S:tammanna, tammanua T.tampanai
85.37. PEDILANTHUS Neck.
P.tithymaloides (L.) Poit.*
P.amarus Schum. [Phyllanthus niruri sensu Thw. non L.] S:pita-wakka T.kilkaunelli
P.baillonianus Muell. Arg. S:kela-karapincha
P.cinereus Muell. Arg. [Phyllanthus qffinis Muell. Arg.]
P.emblica L. S:nelli T:topu-nelli
P.gardnerianus (Wight) Baillon [Phyllanthus simplex var. gardnerianus (Wight) Muell. Arg.]
P.heyneanus Muell. Arg. [Phyllanthus longiflorus Heyne ex Hook, f.]
P.myrtifolius (Wight) Muell. Arg.
P.pulcher Wall, ex Muell. Arg.
P.reticulatus Poir. S:gas-dummella, kaila,wel-kayila T:mipullanti, pula, pullanti
P.rotundifolius Klein ex Willd.
P.urinaria L. S:rat-pita-wakka T:kilkaynelli
P.zeylanicus Muell. Arg. [Phyllanthus anabaptizatus Muell. Arg.]
85.39. PTYCHOPYXIS Miq.
P.thwaitesii (Baill.) Croizat [Podadenia sapida Thw.] [Podadenia thwaitesii (Baill.) Muell. Arg.] S:wal rambutan
85.40. PUTRANJIVA Wall.
P.roxburghii Wall. T:karippalai, vitchurunai
P.zeylanica (Thw.) Muell. Arg. S:pelan
85.41. R1CINUS L.
- communis L. E.castor oil S.endaru Txhillamanakku, chittamanakku
85.42. SAPIUM P. Browne
S.indicum Willd. S:kiri-makulu
S.insigne (Roy le) Benth. S:kaduru, tel-kaduru T:tilai
S.sebiferum Roxb.* E:tallow tree
85.43. SAUROPUS Blume
S.androgynus (L.) Merr. [Saurdpus albicans Blume] S:mella-dum-kola
S.assimilis Thw.
S.bacciformis (L.) Airy Shaw [Agyneia bacciformis (L.) Juss.] S:bin-delung, et-pitawakka
S.quadrangularis (Willd.) Muell. Arg.
S.retroversus Wight
S.rigidus Thw. S:ginihiriya
85.44. SEBASTIANIA Spreng.
S.chamaelea (L.) Muell. Arg. S:rat-pita-Wakka
85.45. SUREGADA Roxb. ex Rottler
S.angustifolia (Muell. Arg.) Airy Shaw [Gelonium lanceolatum sensu Thw., p.p.]
S.lanceolata (Willd.) Kuntze [Gelonium lanceolatum Willd.] T:kakkaipalai, potpattai.varittula
85.46. TRAGIA L.
T.hispida Willd. S:wel-kahabiliya
T.involucrata L. S:wel-kahambiliya
T.muelleriana Pax & Hoffm. [Tragia involucrata var. cordata Muell. Arg.]
T.plukenetii Radcliffe-Smith [Tragia cannabina L. f.] [Tragia involucrata var. cannabina (L. f.) Hook, f.] S:wel-kahambiliya
85.47. TREWIA L.
T.nudifloraL. E:fever tree S:opinna T:karchal-maram, tidimbi
85.48. TRIGONOSTEMON Blume
T.diplopetalus
T.nemoralis Thw.
Reference – A CHECK LIST OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS; Lilani Kumudini Senaratna, B.Sc. (Colombo) M.Phil. (OUSL), Department of Botany, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda. Published by National Science Foundation 47/5, Maitland, Place Colombo 7 SRI LANKA
Plants of Sri Lanka - Trees, Shrubs & Herbs. 