Plants Native to Sri Lanka
PlantoScan's database lists 2,635 plants native to Sri Lanka that have a full care guide. The best-represented families are Fabaceae (297), Poaceae (163) and Acanthaceae (124), and the largest genera include Eugenia, Ficus and Syzygium.
Native ranges come from each species' recorded natural distribution, so the list includes wild species alongside familiar garden plants and houseplants. Plants with complete care profiles and photos are listed first; each card links to a care guide with watering, light, temperature and toxicity data.
Plants native to Sri Lanka

Birds Nest Fern
Asplenium nidus
AspleniaceaeAI generated

Cucumber Plant
Cucumis sativus
CucurbitaceaeAI generated

Chinese Banyan
Ficus microcarpa
MoraceaeAI generated

Chinese Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
MalvaceaeAI generated

Arabian Jasmine
Jasminum sambac
OleaceaeAI generated

Mango Tree
Mangifera indica
AnacardiaceaeAI generated

Moringa
Moringa oleifera
MoringaceaeAI generated

Orange Jasmine
Murraya paniculata
RutaceaechiuluanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Abarema abeywickramae
FabaceaeSiddarth MachadoCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Abarema bigemina
FabaceaeSiddarth MachadoCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Abelmoschus angulosus
MalvaceaePranav Chandra BoseCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Devil's Cotton
Abroma
Malvaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Devil's Cotton
Abroma augustum
MalvaceaeCheongweei GanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Moxa
Absinthium moxa
AsteraceaeAI generated

Gum Arabic Tree
Acacia arabica
FabaceaeAI generated

Soap pod
Acacia concinna
Fabaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Siris Tree
Acacia lebbeck
Fabaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Siris Tree
Acacia lebbek
FabaceaeAI generated

White Bark Acacia
Acacia leucophloea
FabaceaeMalaika Mathew ChawlaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Large-leaved Acacia
Acacia macrophylla
FabaceaeAI generated

Prickly Acacia
Acacia nilotica
Fabaceaeꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Prickly Moses
Acacia nilotica subsp. nilotica
FabaceaeAI generated

Acacia planifrons
FabaceaeP JeganathanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Blackthorn
Acacia scorpioides
FabaceaeAI generated

Indian Mimosa
Acacia speciosa
FabaceaeAI generated

Comb Maple
Acer pectinatum
Sapindaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Taronense maple
Acer taronense
Sapindaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Achyrodes aureum
PoaceaeAI generated

Ribbon Fern
Acropteris
AspleniaceaeTimothy McNittCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Acrostichum alatum
PteridaceaeGuillaume DelaitreCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Acrosticum aurea
Acrostichum wightianum
PteridaceaeSiddarth MachadoCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

None
Acrotrema
DilleniaceaenatomikCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Alchornea excelsa
Actephila excelsa
PhyllanthaceaeAI generated

Litsea speciosa
Actinodaphne speciosa
Lauraceaetlaloc27CC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Jointed twig rush
Actinoschoenus
CyperaceaeEugene PopovCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Cut-leaf Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum incisum
PteridaceaeReid HardinCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Bael
Aegle marmelos
Rutaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Aethonopogon praemorsus
PoaceaeAI generated

False garlic vine
Aganosma
ApocynaceaeRaja bandiCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Climbing Aganosma
Aganosma cymosa
Apocynaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Indian Rosewood
Aglaia elaeagnoidea
MeliaceaeT R Shankar RamanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

None
Agrostistachys
EuphorbiaceaeJonas SielenkämperCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

False Coffee
Agrostistachys coriacea
EuphorbiaceaeT R Shankar RamanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Ribbon bush
Agrostistachys intramarginalis
EuphorbiaceaeAI generated

Agrostistachys leptostachya
EuphorbiaceaeT R Shankar RamanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Meebold's grass
Agrostistachys meeboldii
EuphorbiaceaeT R Shankar RamanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Narrow down plants from Sri Lanka
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- Pet-Safe Plants →Species non-toxic to cats and dogs
- Low-Light Plants →Plants for shade and dim rooms
- Drought-Tolerant Plants →10+ days between waterings
- Tropical Houseplants →Warmth- and humidity-loving species
- Cold-Hardy Plants →Frost-tolerant trees, shrubs and perennials
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