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List of common trees and shrubs of Sri Lanka

The common trees and shrubs of Sri Lanka are a part of the diverse plant wildlife of Sri Lanka.

Location of Sri Lanka

The following list provides the 704 species of common trees and shrubs of flora of Sri Lanka under 95 families. The list is according to A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka, by Mark Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D. Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundera.[1]

Native species are denoted as (N), Introduced species as (I)

Division: Pteridophyta

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Family: Cyatheaceae - Scaly tree ferns

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Division: Cycadophyta

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Family: Cycadaceae - Queen Sago

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Division: Pinophyta

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Family: Araucariaceae - Araucarians

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Family: Cupressaceae - Cypresses

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Family: Pinaceae - Pines

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Division: Anthophyta

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Subdivision: Monocotyledons

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Family: Asparagaceae

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Family: Poaceae‡ - Grasses

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Family: Musaceae - Bananas

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Family: Strelitziaceae - Traveller's palm

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Family: Arecaceae - Palm trees

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Family: Pandanaceae - Screw palms

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Division: Anthophyta

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Subdivision: Magnoliids

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Family: Acanthaceae - Acanthus

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Family: Annonaceae - Custard apples

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Family: Magnoliaceae - Magnolias

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Family: Monimiaceae

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Family: Myristicaceae - Nutmegs

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Division: Anthophyta

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Subdivision: Dicotyledons

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Family: Anacardiaceae - Cashews

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Family: Anisophylleaceae

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Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbanes

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Family: Aquifoliaceae - Hollys

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Family: Araliaceae

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Family: Aristolochiaceae - Birthworts

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Family: Asteraceae - Composites

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Family: Bignoniaceae - Bignonias

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Family: Bixaceae - Achiotes

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Family: Boraginaceae - Forget-me-nots

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Family: Boraginaceae

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Family: Buxaceae

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Family: Calophyllaceae - Chestnuts

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Family: Cannabaceae

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Family: Capparaceae - Capers

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Family: Caricaceae - Papayas

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Family: Casuarinaceae - Sheoaks

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Family: Celastraceae - Bittersweets

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Family: Centroplacaceae

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Family: Chloranthaceae

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Family: Clusiaceae

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Family: Combretaceae - White mangroves

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Family: Connaraceae

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Family: Cornaceae

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Family: Crypteroniaceae

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Family: Daphniphyllaceae

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Family: Dichapetalaceae

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Family: Dilleniaceae

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Family: Dipterocarpaceae - Dipterocarps

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Family: Ebenaceae - Ebonys

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Family: Elaeocarpaceae

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Family: Ericaceae - Heathers

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Family: Erythroxylaceae

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Family: Euphorbiaceae - Spurges

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Family: Fabaceae - Legumes

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Family: Gentianaceae

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Family: Goodeniaceae

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Family: Hernandiaceae

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Family: Icacinaceae

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Family: Lamiaceae - Sages

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Family: Lauraceae - Laurels

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Family: Lecythidaceae

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Family: Loganiaceae

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Family: Lythraceae

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Family: Malvaceae - Mallows

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Family: Melastomataceae

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Family: Meliaceae - Mahoganys

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Family: Moraceae - Figs

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Family: Moringaceae - Drumsticks

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Family: Muntingiaceae

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Family: Myrtaceae - Myrtles

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Family: Nyctaginaceae - Four o'clocks

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Family: Ochnaceae

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Family: Olacaceae

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Family: Oleaceae - Olives

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Family: Pentaphylacaceae

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Family: Phyllanthaceae

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Family: Pittosporaceae

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Family: Primulaceae - Primroses

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Family: Proteaceae

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Family: Putranjivaceae

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Family: Rhamnaceae - Buckthorns

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Family: Rhizophoraceae - True mangroves

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Family: Rosaceae - Roses & Berries

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Family: Rutaceae - Citrus

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Family: Sabiaceae

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Family: Salicaceae - Willows

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Family: Salvadoraceae - Toothbrushes

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Family: Santalaceae - Sandalwoods

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Family: Sapindaceae - Soapberries

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Family: Sapotaceae

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Family: Simaroubaceae

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Family: Solanaceae - Nightshades

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Family: Staphyleaceae

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Family: Stemonuraceae

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Family: Symplocaceae - Sweetleafs

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Family: Tetramelaceae

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Family: Theaceae - Tea plants

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Family: Thymelaeaceae

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Family: Ulmaceae

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Family: Urticaceae - Nettles

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Family: Verbenaceae- Verbenas

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The presence of following bamboo plants within Sri Lanka is still in doubt.

Family Poaceae

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References

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  1. ^ Ashton, M; Gunatilleke, S; de Zoysa, N.; Dassanayake, M.D.; Gunatilleke, N.; Wijesundera, S. (1997). A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka (PDF). Colombo, Sri Lanka: WHT Publications for Wildlife Heritage Site of Sri Lanka.
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