Botanical Name - Bhesa nitidissima Kosterm.


Group:

1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons

Family:

Ceratophyllaceae

Genus:

Bhesa

Common sinhala name:

Pelanga

Habit:

Tall Tree

Origin:

Endemic

National conservation status:

VU - Vulnerable

Legal status:

Not protected

Similar species:

Bhesa ceylanica 

All vernacular names:

Eta Heraliya

Bhesa nitidissima Kosterm.

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Bandara Warakagoda (BW) , Aruna Yasapalitha (ID-AY), FlowerSL (ID-PMR), Amila Perera (ID-AP)



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