Family – Meliaceae. 19 genera in Sri Lanka
- MELIACEAE
123.01. AGLAIA Lour.
A.apiocarpa (Thw.) Hiem.
A.elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth. [Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Am.) Miq.] T:kannakampu
123.02. APHANAMIXIS Blume
A.polystachya (Wall.) R. Parker [Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) Wight & Am.] S:ela-hirilla, hingul
A.indica A. Juss. E:margosa, neem S:kohomba T:vembu
123.04. CARAPA Aublet
C.guianensis Aublet* E.crabwood
123.05. CEDRELA P. Br.
Codorata L.* E.cedarwood
123.07. CIPADESSA Blume
C.baccifera(Roth)Miq. [Cipadessa fruticosa Blume] S:hal-bembiya T:pulippan-cheddi
123.08. DYSOXYLUM Blume
D.championii Hook. f. & Thorns, ex Thw. [Pseudocarapa championii (Thw.) Hems).] S:gona-pana
D.excelsum Blume
D.ficiforme (Wight) Gamble [Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook. f. ex Beddome] [Dysoxylum binectariferum var. pyriforme Trimen]
123.09. HEYNEA Roxb.
H.trijuga Roxb. ex Sims*
123.10. LANSIUM Rumph.
L.domesticum Correa*
123.11. MELIA L.
M.azedarach L. s.l. [Melia dubia Cav.] E:Ceylon mahogony S:lunu-midella T:malai-vembu
M.azedarach L. s.s. E:bead tree, Indian lilac, Persian lilac S:kiri-kohomba T:malai-vembu
123.12. MUNRONIA Wight
M.pinnata (Wall.) Theob. [Munronia pumila Wight] S:bin-kohomba
123.13. SANDORICUM Cav.
S.koetjape (Burm. f.) Merr. S:donku, dounga
123.14. SOYMIDA A. Juss.
S.febrifuga (Roxb.) A. Juss. S:yak-kon T:omai, shem
123.15. SWIETENIA L.
S.macrophylia King* E:Honduras mahogany.long-leaved mahogany
S.mahagoni (L.) Jacq.* E:Cuban mahogany, mahogany
123.16. TOONA M. Roemer
T.ciliata M. Roemer* [Cedrela toona Roxb. ex Rottler & Willd.] E:Australian red cedar, Australian toon
T.sinensis (A. Juss.) M. Roemer* [Cedrela serrulata Royle] E:red toon
T.sureni (Blume) Merr.*
123.17. TURRAEA L.
T.heterophylla Sm.*
123.18. WALSURA Roxb.
W.gardneriThw.
W.trifoliolata (A. Juss.) Harms [Walsura piscidia Roxb.] subsp. acuminata (Trimen) T. Clark [Walsura piscidia var. acuminata Trimen] subsp. trifoliolata S:kirikon, mal-petta T.chadavakku, chokala, kanjimaran, malaivirali, valsura
123.19. XYLOCARPUS Koenig
X.granatum Koenig S:mutti-kadol T.rkandal anga, kontalai, somuntheri
X.rumphii (Kostel.) Mabb. [Carapa moluccensis auct., non Lam.] [Xylocarpus moluccensis auct., non (Lam.) M. Roemer] S:mudu-delun
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
