MAJOR MANGROVES
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Avicennia marina | Sinhalese Names: Manda | Tamil Names: Kanna | English Names: Grey Mangrove
Avicennia officinalis | Sinhalese Names: Manda | Tamil Names: Kanna | English Names: Grey Mangrove
Bruguiera cylindrica | Sinhalese Names: Mal Kadol | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Bruguiera gymnorhiza | Sinhalese Names: Sirikanda | Tamil Names: Thuddu Ponna, Uredi | English Names: Large-leafed Mangrove, Black mangrove
Bruguiera sexangula | Sinhalese Names: Mal Kadol | Tamil Names: Unknown| English Names: Unknown
Ceriops decandra | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Ceriops tagal | Sinhalese Names: Rathu Kadol | Tamil Names: Chirukandal | English Names: Unknown
Lumnitzera littorea | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Lumnitzera racemosa | Sinhalese Names: Beriya | Tamil Names: Tipparethai | English Names: Unknown
Nypa fruticans | Sinhalese Names: Nipa, Moodu Puvak | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Mangrove Plam
Rhizophora apiculata | Sinhalese Names: Maha Kadol | Tamil Names: Kandal | English Names: Unknown
Rhizophora mucronata | Sinhalese Names: Maha Kadol | Tamil Names: Kandal | English Names: Unknown
Sonneratia alba | Sinhalese Names: Kirala | Tamil Names: Ucittakarai | English Names: Mangrove Apple
Sonneratia apetala | Sinhalese Names: Kirala | Tamil Names: Ucittakarai | English Names: Mangrove Apple
Sonneratia caseolaris | Sinhalese Names: Kirala | Tamil Names: Ucittakarai | English Names: Mangrove Apple
MINOR MANGROVES
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Acanthus ilicifolius | Sinhalese Names: Katu Ikili | Tamil Names: Kazhuthai Mulli, Kalutaamul | English Names: Sea Holly
Acrostichum aureum | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Acrostichum aureum | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Aegiceras corniculatum | Sinhalese Names: Heen Kadol | Tamil Names: Vithilikanna | English Names: Unknown
Cynometra iripa | Sinhalese Names: Opulu | Tamil Names: Kadumpuli | English Names: Wrinkled Pot Mangrove
Cerbera odollam | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Cerbera manghas | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Excoecaria agallocha | Sinhalese Names: Thela | Tamil Names: Tillai, Thilla | English Names: Blinding Tree
Heritiera littoralis | Sinhalese Names: Ethuna | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Hibiscus tiliaceus | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Phoenix zeylanica | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Shirakiopsis indica | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Suaeda maritima | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Suaeda nudiflora | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Hibiscus tiliaceus | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Phoenix zeylanica | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Shirakiopsis indica | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Suaeda maritima | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Suaeda nudiflora | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Tamarix indica | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Xylocarpus granatum | Sinhalese Names: Mal Kadol, Mutti Kadol | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Xylocarpus rumphii | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
MANGROVE ASSOCIATES
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Blysmus rufus | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Derris trifoliata | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown Dolichandrone spathacea | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Ipomoea pes-caprae | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Pemphis acidula | Sinhalese Names: Kerala | Tamil Names: Keeri | English Names: Bonsai Mangrove
Salicornia brachiata | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Scaevola taccada | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Ipomoea pes-caprae | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Pemphis acidula | Sinhalese Names: Kerala | Tamil Names: Keeri | English Names: Bonsai Mangrove
Salicornia brachiata | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Scaevola taccada | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea | Sinhalese Names: Elapitawakka | Tamil Names: Nila | English Names: Unknown
Sesuvium portulacastrum | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Sphaeranthus indicus | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Thespesia populnea | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Thespesia populnea | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Vachellia farnesiana | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
Volkameria inermis | Sinhalese Names: Unknown | Tamil Names: Unknown | English Names: Unknown
SOURCES
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Wikipedia. List of Mangroves of Sri Lanka (retrieved on 15 August 2017)
DH-WEB. Mangroves Sri Lanka: Botanical Names - Sinhala Names (retrieved on 15 August 2017)
Mangropedia. List of Mangrove Plant Species of the Sundarbans (Bangladesh) (retrieved on 15 August 2017)
