Family – Asteraceae (=Compositae) – Large family of 91 genera in Sri Lanka
26.01. ACANTHOSPERMUM Shrank
A.hispidum DC. S:katu-nerenchi
26.02. ACHILLEA L.
A.millefoliumL* E:yarrow
A.ptarmica L.* E:sneezewort
26.03. ADENOSTEMMA Forst.
A.angustifolium Arn. [Adenostemma viscosum Forst.]
A.lavenia (L.) Kuntze S:laveniya
A.macrophyllum (Blume) DC. [Adenostemma viscosum var. reticulatum (DC.) C. B. Clarke]
A.parviflorum (Blume) DC.
26.04. AGERATUM L.
A.conyzoides L. E:goat weed, white weed S:hulan-tala T:pumpillu
A.houstonianum Miller*
26.05. ANAPHALIS DC.
A.brevifolia DC.
A.fruticosa Hook. f.
A.marcescens (Wight) C. B. Clarke
A.pelliculata Trimen
A.pseudocinnamomea Grierson [Anaphalis cinnamomea sensu Trimen]
A.subdecurrens (DC.) Gamble [Anaphalis oblonga DC.]
A.sulphurea (Trimen) Grierson [Anaphalis marcescens var. sulphurea Trimen]
A.thwaitesii C. B. Clarke var. glabrescens Grierson var. thwaitesii
A.zeylanica C. B. Clarke
- ‘species X’ Grierson
26.06. ARCTOTIS L.
A.fastuosa Jacq.*
A.stoechadifolia Berg* [Arctotis grandis Thunb.]
26.07. ARTEMISIA L.
A.dubia Wall, ex Bess. var. grata (Wall, ex DC.) Pampan. [Artemisia vulgaris auct. non L.] E:mugwort S:waI-kolondu
26.08. ASTER (Tourn.) L.
A.laevis L.* E:aster
26.09. BELLIS (Tourn.) L.
B.perennis L.*
26.10. BIDENS L.
B.biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff [Bidens pilosa var. bipinnata (L.) Hook, f.]
B.pilosa L. var. minor (Blume) Sherff E:Ceylon tea, Spanish needle S:wel-te-kola T:ottu-pillu var. pilosa Sherff
26.11. BLAINVILLEA Cass.
B.acmella (L.) Philipson [Blainvillea latifolia (L. f.) DC] S:agada, tumba
26.12. BLEPHARISPERMUM Wight ex DC.
B.petiolare DC.
26.13. BLUMEA DC.
B.angustifolia Thw.
B.axillaris (Lam.) DC. [Blumea mollis (D. Don) Merr.] S:kukula
B.barbata DC.
B.bifoliata (L.) DC.
B.bovei (DC.) Vatke
B.crinita Am.
B.hieracifolia (D. Don) DC. var. flexuosa (C. B. Clarke) Randeria [Blumea flexuosaC . B. Clarke]
B.lacera (Burm. f.) DC.
B.lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce [Blumea spectabilis DC]
B.membranacea Wall, ex DC. [Blumea membranacea var. gardneri Hook, f., p.p.]
B.obliqua (L.) Druce[Blumea amplectens DC] [Blumea amplectens var. arenaria Hook, f.] S:muda-mahana T:nara-karamba
B.virens Wall, ex DC. [Blumea membranacea var. gardneri Hook, f., p.p.]
B.zeylanica (Hook, f.) Grierson
26.14. BRACHYCOME Cass.
B.iberidifolia Benth.* E:Swan river daisy
26.15. CALENDULA L.
C.officinalis L* E:pot marigold
26.16. CALLISTEPHUS Cass.
C.chinensis (L.) Nees* E:China aster
26.17. CARDUUS L.
C.pycnocephalus L.
26.18. CARPESIUM L.
C.cernuum L.
26.19. CENTIPEDA Lour.
C.minima (L.) A. Br. & Asch. [Centipeda orbicularis Lour.] S:heen-kimbu,visa-chunniya, visa-duli T:marukolunthu
26.20. CHRYSANTHEMUM L.
C.segetum L. E:garden chrysanthemum S:kapuru-mal T:seranthi-poo
26.21. CONYZA Less.
C.bonariensis (L.) Cronq. [Erigeron linifolius Willd.] [Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) E. H. Walker] [Conyzaf loribundaH BK] S:sudana T:alavangu-pillu, cochi-poompillu, pinari-poom-pillu, poom-pillu
C.leucantha (D. Don) Ludlow & Raven [Conyza viscidula DC]
26.22. COREOPSIS L.
C.lanceolata L*
26.23. COSMOS Cav.
C.bipinnatus Cav.*
C.calvus (Sch. Bip. ex Miq.) Sherff
Ccaudatus HBK
- sulphureus Cav.*
26.24. COTULA L.
C.australis (Sieb. ex Spreng.) Hook. f.
26.25. CRASSOCEPHALUM Moench
C.crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore [Gynura crepidioides Benth.] T:keera-thandu-pillu, tanduk-kiriap-pillu
26.26. CYNARA L.
C.cardunculus L.* E:artichoke
26.27. DAHLIA Cav.
D.pinnata Cw*
26.28. DICHROCEPHALA DC.
D.integrifolia (L. f.) O. Ktze. [Dichrocephala latifolia (Lam.) DC] S:maha-kimbu
26.29. ECLIPTA L.
E.prostrata (L.) L. [Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.] S:kikirindi, sindu-kirindi T:kaikechi, kaivichillai,karichalankanni, karippan
26.30. ELEPHANTOPUS L.
E.scaberL. S:et-adi T:anichovadi
26.31. ELEUTHERANTHERA Poit. ex Bosc
E.ruderalis (Swartz) Sch. Bip.
26.32. EMILIA Cass.
E.alstonii Fosberg
E.baldwinii Fosberg
E.exserta Fosberg S:hulan-tala, kadupara T.elunthani, ilaip-patti, inumpatti-pillu, mammoty-pullu, musalkal-pillu,
E.sonchifolia (L.) DC. S:kadupara
E.speeseae Fosberg
E.zeylanica C. B. Clarke var. walkeri (Hook, f.) Trimen var. zeylanica
26.33. EPALTES Cass.
E.divaricata (L.) Cass. S:heen-muda-mahana
E.pygmea DC.
26.34. ERECHTiTES Raf.
E.valerianifolia (WolO DC.
26.35. ERIGERON L.
E.karvinskianus DC.
E.sublyratus DC. [Erigeron asteroides Roxb.] T:nara-karamba
26.36. EUPATORIUM L.
E.inulifolium HBK
E.odoratum L.
E.riparium Regel
26.37. FELICIA Cass.
F.amelloides (L.) Voss* E:South African blue daisy
26.38. GAILLARDIA Foug.
G.pulchella Foug.* [Gaillardia picta Sweet]
26.39. GALINSOGA Ruiz & Pavon
G.parviflora Cav.
26.40. GAMOCHAETA Wedd.
G.purpurea (L.) Cabrera [Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willd.] E.vvild Mignonette S:maha-sudana, sudana-kola Tmusal-kathu-pillu
26.41. GAZANIA Gaertn.
G.rigens (L.) Gaertn.* E.treasure flower
26.42. GERBERA L.
G.jamesonii Adlam* E:Baberton daisy
26.43. GLOSSOGYNE Cass.
G.bidens (Retz.) Alston [Glossogyne pinnatifida DC]
26.44. GNAPHALIUM L.
G.spicatum Lam.
26.45. GRANGEA Adans.
G.maderaspatana (L.) Poir.
26.46. GYNURA Cass.
G.hispidaThw.
G.lycopersicifolia DC. subsp. lycopersicifolia subsp. taprobanensis Grierson S:hulan-thala, wal-tampala Tmookuthi, pangi pillu, singula tunda, thandu cheddi pattu-nal
G.pseudo-chinaDC* S:ala-beheth, cheena-ala
G.zeylanica Trimen
26.47. HELENIUM L.
H.autumnale L*
26.48. HELIANTHUS L.
H.annuus L*E:sunflower
H.tuberosus L* E:Jerusalem artichoke
26.49. HELICHRYSUM P. Miller
H.buddleioides DC. var. hookerianum (Wight & Arn.) Hook. f.
26.50. HYPOCHOERIS L.
H.radicata L.
26.51.KLEINIA Miller
K.grandiflora (Wall, ex DC.) N. Rani [Notonia grandiflora Wall, ex DC]
26.52. LACTUCA L.
L.sativa L* E:European culinary lettuce
26.53. LAGASCEA Cav.
L.mollis Cav.
26.54. LAGENOPHORA Cass.
L.gracilis Steetz [Lagenophora billardieri auct. non Cass.]
26.55. LAGGERA Sch. Bip. ex Benth.
L.alata (D. Don) Sch. Bip. ex Oliver [Blumea alata (D. Don) DC]
L.crispata (Vahl) Hepper & J. R. I. Wood [Laggera pterodonta (DC.) Sch. Bip. ex Oliver] [Blumea pterodonta DC] [Conyza crispata Vahl]
26.56. LAUNAEA Cass.
L.intybacea (Jacq.) Beauv. [Lactuca heyneana DC]
L.sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze [Launea pinnatifida Cass.]
26.57. LEUCANTHEMUM (Tourn.) L.
L.vulgare Lam.*
26.58. MELAMPODIUML.
M.divaricatum (Rich, ex Pers.) DC. [Melampodium paludosum HBK] S:ran-manissa
26.59. MIKANIA Willd.
M.cordata (Burm.) Robinson [Mikania scandens auct. non L.] E:mile-a-minute S:gam-palu, kehel-palu, loka-palu, maha-kihimbiya, vatu-palu T:tuni-kodi
26.60. MONTANOA Cerv.
M.grandiflora (DC.) Hemsl.*
26.61. MOONIA Arn.
M.heterophylla Arn. [Chrysogonum heterophyllum (Arn.) C. B. Clarke]
26.62. MYRIACTIS Less.
M.wightii DC. Wight
26.63. NOTONIA DC.
N.walkeri (Wight) C. B. Clarke
26.64. PARTHENIUM L.
P.hysterophorus L.
26.65. PSEUDOCONYZA Cuatrec.
P.viscosa (Miller) D’Arcy [Blumea aurita (L. f.) DC] [Laggera aurita (L. f.) Benth. ex C. B. Clarke]
26.66. PSEUDOGNAPHALIUM Kirpiczn.
P.luteo-album (L.) Hillard & B. L. Burtt [Gnaphalium luteo-album L.]
26.67. PSIADIA Jacq.
P.ceylanica (Arn.) Grierson [Microglossa zeylanica (Arn.) Benth.] S:pupula
26.68. SANTOLINA Tourn. ex L.
S.chamaecyparissus L*
26.69. SENECIO L.
S.corymbosus Wall, ex DC. var. corymbosus var. walkeri (Arn.) Grierson [Senecio walkeri Arn.]
S.gardneri (Thw.) C. B. Clarke
S.ludens C. B. Clarke
S.scandens Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
S.zeylanicus DC. [Senecio gracilis Arn.]
26.70. SIGESBECKIA L.
S.orientalis L.
26.71. SOLIDAGOL.
S.canadensis L.*
S.gigantea Ait.*
S.nemoralis Ait.*
S.patula Muhl.*
26.72. SONCHUS L.
S.asper(L.) Hill E:sow thistle
S.oleraceus L. E:sow thistle S:gal-potu-kola
S.wightianus DC. S:musal-katha, wal-dun-kola T.poilaip-pillu
26.73. SPHAERANTHUS L.
S.africanus L. S:vel-mudda
S.amaranthoides Burm. f. T.chiva-charantai
S.indicus L. S:aet-maha-mahana, muda-mahana
26.74. SPHENOGYNE R. Br.
S.anethoides DC* [Ursinia anethoides DC]
26.75. SPILANTHES Jacq.
S.calva DC. [Spilanthes acmella auct. non L.] E:toothache plant S:maha-akmaella
S.iabadicensis A. H. Moore
S.paniculata Wall, ex DC.
26.76. STIFFTIA Mikan
S.chrysantha Mikan*
26.77. STOKESIA L’H6rit.
S.laevis (Hill) Greene*
26.78. STRUCHIUM P. Br.
S.sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze
26.79. SYNEDRELLA Gaertn.
S.nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.
26.80. TAGETES L.
T.erecta L.
T.patula L.
26.81. TANACETUM L.
T.cinerariifolium (Trev.) Sch. Bip.*
26.82. TARAXACUM Wigg.
T.javanicum v. Soest [Taraxacum officinale auct. non Wigg.] E:dandelion
26.83. TITHONIA Desf. ex Juss.
T.diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray E:wild sunflower S’.wal-suriya-kanti, wata-suriya
26.84. TRIDAX L.
T.procumbens L. E:Kurunegala daisy
26.85. VERNONIA Schreber
V.anceps C. B. Clarke
V.anthelmintica (L.) Willd. S:sanni-nayan T:kadduchchirakam
V.arborea Buch.-Ham. var. arborea var. javanica (Bl.) C. B. Clarke S:kobo-mella, mal-gedumba
V.cinerea (L.) Less. S:mangul-kumburu-venna, monara-kudumbiya, vatu-pala Txhitiviyarchenkalainir, neichatti-kirai, neichatti pillu, neisudikirai
V.elliptica DC*
V.gardneri Thw. var. brevior Grierson var. gardneri
V.hookeriana Arn.
V.lankana Grierson [Vernonia scariosa Arn.] var. crassa (Thw.) Grierson [Vernonia scariosa var. crassa Thw.]
var. lankana
V.macrophyila Less.*
V.nemoralis Thw.
V.pectiniformis DC. subsp. puncticulata (DC.) Grierson
V.setigera Arn.
V.thwaitesii C. B. Clarke
V.wightiana Arn. S:konde
V.zeylanica (L.) Less. S: heen-botiya, papula, pupula, wail-pupula T:kappilay, kuppilay
26.86. VICOA Cass.
V.indica(L.)DC. [Vlcoa auriculata Cass.] S:ran-hiriya
26.87. WEDELIA Jacq.
W.biflora (L.) DC. S:moodu-gam-palu
W.chinensis (Osbeck) Merr. [Wedelia calendulacea (L.) Less.] S:ranwan-kikiridi
26.88. XANTHIUM L.
X.indicum Koenig [Xanthium strumarium L.] S:wal-rambutang, uru-kossa
26.89. XEROCHRYSUM N. N. Tzvelev
X.bracteata (Vent.) Tzvelev. [Helichrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Andr.] E.everlasting
26.90. YOUNGIA Cass.
Y.fuscipappa Thw. [Crepis fuscipappa (Thw.) C. B. Clarke]
Y.japonica (L.) DC. [Crepis japonica Benth.]
26.91. ZINNIA L.
Z.angustifolia HBK* [Zinnia linearis Benth.]
Z.elegans Jacq.* E:youth and age
Z.greggii Robins & Greenman*
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
