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Herbal Plants of Sinharaja

USED BY THE LOCAL POPULATION FOR ITS HERBAL PROPERTIES, ENDEMIC PLANTS ARE AS USEFUL AS THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.

There are at least 139 endemic plant species in the vegetation of the Sinharaja forest — but not all of them have as useful benefits to health and medicine as some do. However, as useful as they are, they remain threatened due to natural habitat destruction and degradation of micro-ecosystems. Its value as a resource to a bioresource-rich country like Sri Lanka is well known, with potential revenue garnered from medicinal purposes, or pharmaceutical development.

Pitcher Plant
THE FLORA WITHIN SINHARAJA FURTHERS GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING THROUGH CONTINENTAL DRIFT STUDY.
The medcinal species within Sinharaja
  • Xeuxine Flava
  • Xeuxine Regia
  • Anoectochilues Setaceus
  • Lycopodium Pheymaria
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