Syzygium cumini, commonly known as Malabar plum, Java plum, black plum, jamun, jaman, jambul, or jambolan, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae, and favored for its fruit, timber, and ornamental value. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Andaman Islands. It can reach heights of up to 30 metres (98 ft) and can live more than 100 years. A rapidly growing plant, it is considered an invasive species in many world regions.
Mesua ferrea, the Ceylon ironwood, or cobra saffron, is a species in the family Calophyllaceae native to the Indomalayan realm. This slow-growing tree is named after the heaviness and hardness of its timber. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental for its graceful shape, grayish-green foliage with a beautiful pink to red flush of drooping young leaves, and large, fragrant white flowers. It is the national tree of Sri Lanka, as well as the state tree of Mizoram and state flower of Tripura in India.
Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino, Indian kino, Vijayasar, or Venkai is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 31 m (102 ft) tall. It is native to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Syzygium densiflorum is a species of evergreen tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats mountains, India. The species is categorised as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.
Syzygium fergusoni is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium firmum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium makul is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium micranthum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium neesianum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium occidentale is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to Karnataka and Kerala in India.
Syzygium oliganthum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium palghatense is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss. It has been discovered in large numbers in Bhrahmagiri hills near Karnataka in 2014
Syzygium rotundifolium is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium spathulatum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium turbinatum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Syzygium umbrosum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Clusia rosea, the autograph tree, copey, cupey, balsam apple, pitch-apple, and Scotch attorney, is a tropical and sub-tropical flowering plant species in the family Clusiaceae. The name Clusia major is sometimes misapplied to this species.
Mesua thwaitesii, is a plant species in the family Calophyllaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and southwestern India. The Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka call it "Diya Nā - දිය නා". The plant is highly valuable as a medicinal plant within the country.
Malwattage Celestine Violet Savitri Gunatilleke is professor emeritus at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka's Central Province. She has had a long career in forest ecology and has been a leader in quantitative ecology and education. Most of her research has focused in the Sinharaja rain forest in Sri Lanka. She considers her main contribution to forest ecology to be spreading the idea that successful forest conservation depends on local conservationists. In line with this, she is proud of her students and their accomplishments in the field of conservation.
