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Memecylon Mandrarense
''Memecylon'' is a plant group in Melastomataceae. It consists of 350-400 species of small to medium-sized trees and shrubs occurring in the Tropics, Old World tropics. ''Memecylon'' is a Monophyly, monophyletic group basal to the Melastomataceae clade. ''Memecylon'' taxa have more than 600 published basionyms. Diversity of this group is concentrated in tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India and Malaysia. Etymology The name ''Memecylon'' is derived from 'memaecylon' as used by ancient Greek philosophers Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder, Pliny to describe the red fruits of ''Arbutus unedo'' (oriental strawberry tree), an unrelated plant group, alluding to the pink to reddish berries often produced by ''Memecylon''. Some vernacular names in different regions of the world are given below. English: "Blue mist plant", Hindi: ''Anjan''; Malayalam: ''Aattukanala'' [ആറ്റുകനല], ''Kaasaavu'': [കാശാവ്], ''Kaayaampoo'': [കായാമ്പൂ]; Odia lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirijjawila Botanical Garden
Mirijjawila Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The other botanical gardens are Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Hakgala Botanical Garden, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden and Seetawaka Botanical Garden. Location Mirijjawila Botanical Garden is located on the Colombo-Kataragama main road. It has the Mattala International Airport on its left side and the Hambantota Harbour on its right side. Construction This land was covered with thorny shrubs and abandoned chena lands, when it allocated for this purpose in 2006. Three water tanks named Kohombagas wewa, Malitthangas wewa and demataththa wewa, are constructed in the garden premises to preserve the moisture of the land. The total area of the botanical garden is about 300 acres. Purpose of the garden In summary, the objectives of establishing this botanical garden is: *Ex-situ conservation of dry and arid zone plants of Sri Lanka. *Dry zone landscape improvement. *Ecotourism promotion. *Providing kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
