Family – Lythraceae. 9 genera in Sri Lanka
- LYTHRACEAE
116.01. AMMANNIA L.
A.baccifera L.
A.octandra L. f.
116.02. CUPHEA P. Browne
C.micropetala Kunth
116.03. LAFOENSIA Vand.
L vandelliana DC. ex Cham. & Schlecht.*
116.04. LAGERSTROEMIA L.
L.indica L.* E.crepe myrtle
L.ovalifolia Teysm. & Binn.*
L.speciosa (L.) Pers. [Lagerstroemia flos-reginae Retz.] E:Pride of India, queen’s flower S:muruta, murutha-gaha T:kadali, pu-maruthu
L.tomentosa Presl*
- villosa Wall, ex Kurz*
116.05. LAWSONIA L.
L.inermis L. [Lawsonia alba Lam.] E.camphire, henna, tree-mignonette T:maruthondi, marutonti
116.06. NESAEA Kunth
N.brevipes Koehne [Ammannia cordata Wight & Am.]
N.lanceolata (Heyne ex Clarke) Koehne [Ammannia lanceolata Heyne ex Clarke]
N.triflora (L. f.) Kunth
116.07. PEMPHIS J. R. & G. Forst.
P.acidula J. R. & G. Forst. T:kiri-maram
116.08. ROTALA L.
R.densiflora (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) Koehne
R.fimbriata Wight
R.indica (Willd.) Koehne [Ammannia peploides Spreng.]
R.rosea (Poir.) Cook [Ammannia pentandra Roxb.]
R.verticillaris L. [Ammannia rotata sensu Trimen]
116.09. WOODFORDIA Salisb.
W.fruticosa (L.) Kurz [Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.] S:malitta
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
