Family – Rhizophoraceae. 6 genera in Sri Lanka
- RHIZOPHORACEAE
171.01. ANISOPHYLLEA R. Br. ex Sabine
A.cinnamomoides (Gardner & Champion) Alston [Anisophyllea zeylanica (Benth.) Hook. f. & Thw.] S:weli-penna, weli-piyana
171.02. BRUGUIERA Lam.
B.cylindrica (L.) Blume [Bruguiera caryophylloides Blume]
B.gymnorhiza (L.) Savigny [Rhizophora gymnorhiza Lam.] E:mangrove S:mal-kadol
B.sexangula (Lour.) Poir.
171.03. CARALLIA Roxb.
C.brachiata (Lour.) Merr. [Carallia integerrima DC] S:dawata
C.calycina Benth. S:ubberiya
171.04. CASSIPOUREA Aublet
C.ceylanica (Gardner) Alston [Weihea zeylanica (Gardner) Baill.] S:pana T:kannu
171.05. CERIOPS Arn.
C.decandra (Griffith) Ding Hou [Ceriops roxburghiana Am.]
C.tagal (Perr.) C B. Rob. [Ceriops candolleana Arn.] T.chiru-kandal, chivukandal
171.06. RHIZOPHORA L.
R.apiculata Blume [Rhizophora candellaria DC] S:kadol T:kandal
R.mucronata Poir. [Rhizophora mucronata Lam.] E:mangrove S:kadol T:kandal
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
