Family – Rhamnaceae – 7 genera in Sri Lanka

 

170. RHAMNACEAE

170.01. COLUBRINA Rich, ex Brongn. C.asiatica (L.) Brongn. var.asiatica Johnston S:tel-hiriya T:mayirmanikkam

170.02. GOUANIA Jacq.

G.microcarpa DC.

170.03. RHAMNUS L.

R.arnottianus Gardner ex Thw.

R.wightii Wight & Arn.

170.04. SAGERETIA Brongn.

S.hamosa (Wall.) Brongn.  [Sagerelia costata Miq.]

170.05. SCUTIA (Comm. ex DC.) Brongn.

S.myrtina (Burm. f.) Kurz  [Scutia indica Brongn.] T:tudari, tuvadi

170.06. VENTILAGO Gaertn.

V.gamblei Susseng.

V.madraspatana Gaertn. var. madraspatana S:yaccaka-wel, yakkada-wel T:vempadam

170.07. ZIZIPHUS Miller

Z.lucida Moon ex Thw. [Ziziphus napeca var. lucida (Thw.) Trimen] S:eraminiya

Z.mauritiana Lam. var. mauritiana [Ziziphus jujuba (L.) Gaertn.] S:dabara, maha-debara, masan T:ilantai, illantai

Z.napeca (L.) Willd. S:yak-eraminiya

Z.oenoplia (L.) Miller S:heen-eraminiya Txhurai, perilantai

Z.rugosa Lam. S:maha-eraminiya Txhurai

Z.xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd. S:kakuru T:nari-ilantai

 

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