Family – Hernandiaceae. 2 genera in Sri Lanka

95. HERNANDIACEAE

95.01. GYROCARPUS Jacq.

G.americanus Jacq.  [Gyrocarpus jacquini Roxb.] S:diya-labu-gas, hima T:tanakku

95.02. HERNANDIA L.

H.nymphaeifolia (PresI) Kubitzki [Hernandia peltata Meissner] S:palatu, paluta

 

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