|
Species Name |
Family |
Total number |
Tree |
|
|
Local |
Botanical |
|
of Trees |
category |
|
Cocos nucifera |
Palme |
38 616 649 |
Timber & food |
|
|
Rubber |
Hevea brasiliensis |
Euphorbiaceae |
17 101 488 |
Timber |
|
Jak |
Artocarpus heterophyllus |
Moraceae |
10 430 522 |
Timber & food |
|
Arecanut |
Areca catechu |
Palme |
9 696 824 |
Timber & food |
|
Mahogany |
Swietenia macrophylla |
Meliaceae |
6 410 098 |
Timber |
|
Alstonia |
Alstonia macrophylla |
Apocynaceae |
5 968 286 |
Timber |
|
Mango |
Mangifera indica |
Anacardiaceae |
5 607 643 |
Timber & food |
|
Albizzia_1 |
Albizia molucana |
Fabaceae |
5 607 581 |
Timber |
|
Eucalyptus |
Eucalyptus spp. |
Myrtaceae |
4 061 191 |
Timber |
|
Teak |
Tectona grandis |
Verbenaceae |
3 293 609 |
Timber |
|
Margosa |
Azadirachta indica |
Meliaceae |
3 044 932 |
Timber |
|
Cashew |
Anacardium occidentale |
Anacardiaceae |
3 001 240 |
Timber & food |
|
Lime |
Citrus aurantifolia |
Rutaceae |
2 484 387 |
Food |
|
Lunumidella |
Melia dubia |
Meliaceae |
2 349 245 |
Timber |
|
Weera |
Drypetes sepiaria |
Euphorbiaceae |
2 073 320 |
Timber |
|
Guava |
Psidium guajva |
Myrtaceae |
1 790 026 |
Food |
|
Kitul |
Caryota urens |
Palme |
1 751 016 |
Timber & food |
|
Satin |
Chloroxylon swietenia |
Rutaceae |
1 489 903 |
Timber |
|
Orange |
Citrus cinensis |
Rutaceae |
1 468 383 |
Food |
|
Sabukku |
Grevillea robusta |
Proteaceae |
1 460 721 |
Timber |
|
Bamboo |
Bambusa vulgaris |
Bambusaceae |
1 332 773 |
Timber |
|
Gliricidia |
Gliricidia sepium L. |
Euphorbiaceae |
1 252 885 |
Timber |
|
Halmilla |
Berrya cordifolia |
Tiliaceae |
1 185 466 |
Timber |
|
Rambutan |
Nephelium lappaceum |
Sapindaceae |
1 177 920 |
Timber & food |
|
Toona |
Toona sinensis |
Meliaceae |
1 023 771 |
<
span >Timber |
|
Daminiya |
Grewia damine |
Tiliaceae |
1 001 625 |
Timber |
|
Butter fruit |
Persea americana |
Lauraceae |
986 161 |
Food |
|
Wood apple |
Limonia acidissima |
Rutaceae |
948 752 |
Timber & food |
|
Del |
Artocarpus altilis |
Moraceae |
910 473 |
Timber & food |
|
Hora |
Dipterocarpus zeylanicus |
Dipterocarpaceae |
865 437 |
Timber |
|
Milla |
Vitex altissima |
Verbenaceae |
774 419 |
Timber |
|
Ketakela |
Bridelia retusa |
Euphorbiaceae |
760 242 |
Timber |
|
Tamarind |
Tamarindus indica |
Fabaceae |
689 922 |
Timber & food |
|
Kumbuk |
Terminalia arjuna |
Combritaceae |
686 953 |
Timber |
|
Kon |
Schleichera oleosa |
Sapindaceae |
664 512 |
Timber |
|
Damba |
Syzygium assimile |
Myrtaceae |
627 121 |
Timber & food |
|
Murunga |
Moringa oleifera |
Moringaceae |
621 204 |
Food |
|
Palu |
Manilkara hexandra |
Sapotaceae |
605 895 |
Timber |
|
Helamba |
Mitragyma parvifolia |
Rubiaceae |
602 453 |
Timber |
|
Welang |
Pterospermum suberifolium |
Sterculiaceae |
564 431 |
Timber |
|
Kolon |
Adina cordifolia |
Rubiaceae |
548 464 |
Timber |
|
Suriyamara |
Albizia odoratissima |
Fabaceae |
509 591 |
Timber |
|
Nedun |
Pericopsis mooniana |
Fabaceae |
473 408 |
Timber |
|
Jambu |
Syzygium malaccensis |
Myrtaceae |
463 685 |
Food |
|
Aralu |
Terminalia chebula |
Combritaceae |
436 299 |
Timber & food |
|
Gini sapu |
Michelia champaca |
Magnoliaceae |
415 273 |
Timber |
|
Kaduru |
Thevetia peruviana |
Apocynaceae |
382 514 |
Timber |
|
Ipil Ipil |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Fabaceae |
373 421 |
Timber |
|
Gammalu |
Pterocarpus marsupium |
Fabaceae |
350 441 |
Timber |
|
Anoda |
Anona cherimolia |
Annonaceae |
325 895 |
Food |
|
Mee |
Madhuca longifolia |
Sapotaceae |
298 387 |
Timber |
|
Cocoa |
Theobroma cacao |
|
259 498 |
Food |
|
Mora |
Dimocarpus longana |
Sapindaceae |
252 611 |
Timber & food |
|
Kenda |
Macaranga peltat
a |
Euphorbiaceae |
244 020 |
Timber |
|
Veralu |
Elaeocarpus serratus |
Elaeocarpaceae |
234 654 |
Timber & food |
|
Gansuriya |
Thespesia populnea |
Malvaceae |
202 853 |
Timber |
|
Delum |
Punica granatum |
Panicaceae |
197 787 |
Food |
|
Kottamba |
Terminalia catappa |
Combritaceae |
186 665 |
Timber |
|
Pihimbiya |
Filicium decipiens |
Sapindaceae |
184 958 |
Timber |
|
Bulu |
Terminalia bellirica |
Combritaceae |
180 690 |
Timber |
|
Ebony |
Diospyros ebenum |
Ebenaceae |
174 005 |
Timber |
|
Godapara |
Dillenia retusa |
Dilleniaceae |
171 937 |
Timber |
|
Domba |
Calophyllum inophyllum |
Clusiaceae |
167 747 |
Timber |
|
Beli |
Aegle marmelos |
Myrtaceae |
165 718 |
Food |
|
Kahata |
Careya arborea |
Lecythidaceae |
165 294 |
Timber |
|
Wewarana |
Alseodaphne semicarpifolia |
Lauraceae |
162 881 |
Timber |
|
Hik |
Lannea coromandelica |
Anacardiaceae |
149 077 |
Timber |
|
Godakirilla |
Holoptelea integrifolia |
Ulmaceae |
143 133 |
Timber |
|
Ehela |
Cassia fistula |
Fabaceae |
140 965 |
Timber |
|
Hulanhik |
Chukrasia tabularis |
Meliaceae |
131 500 |
Timber |
|
Palmairah |
Borrasus flabellifer |
Palme |
127 340 |
Timber & food |
|
Nelli |
Phyllanthus emblica |
Euphorbiaceae |
116 728 |
Food |
|
Kotta |
Ceiba pentandra |
Bombacaceae |
116 516 |
Timber |
|
Madan |
Syzygium cumini |
Tiliaceae |
101 162 |
Timber |
|
Wa |
Cassia siamea |
Fabaceae |
89 972 |
Timber |
|
Ambarella |
Spondias dulcis |
Anacardiaceae |
86 200 |
Food |
|
Thimbiri |
Diospyros malabarica |
Ebenaceae |
85 117 |
Timber |
|
Dunumadala |
|
|
82 758 |
Timber |
|
Dikkenda |
Diplodiscus verrucosus |
Tiliaceae |
78 800 |
Timber |
|
Ahu |
Morinda citrifolia |
Rubiaceae |
77 429 |
Timber |
|
Dawata |
Carallia brachiata |
Rhizophoraceae |
72 224 |
Timber |
|
Albizzia_2 |
Albizzia lebbeck |
Fabaceaea |
70 110 |
Timber |
|
Acacia |
Acacia spp |
Fabaceae |
65 092 |
Timber |
|
Liyan |
Homalium zeylanicum |
Flacourtiaceae |
64 840 |
Timber |
|
Keena |
Calophyllum walkeri |
Clusiaceae |
60 819 |
Timber |
|
Gal siyambala |
Dialium ovoideum |
Fabaceae |
57 304 |
Timber & food |
|
Thelambu |
Sterculia foetida |
Sterculiaceae |
52 810 |
Timber |
|
Etamba |
Mangifera zeylanica |
Anacardiaceae |
52 103 |
Timber & food |
|
Karaw |
Phyllanthus indicus |
Euphorbiaceae |
51 431 |
Timber |
|
Maila |
Bauhinia racemosa |
Fabaceae |
47 413 |
Timber |
|
Heen kenda |
Xylopia nigricans |
Annonaceae |
44 674 |
Timber |
|
Coffee |
Coffea arabica |
Rubiaceae |
40 936 |
Food |
|
Imbul |
Salmalia malabarica |
Bombacaceae |
38 817 |
Timber |
|
Lavalu |
Chrysophyllum roxburghi |
Sapotaceae |
38 549 |
Food |
|
Kalumediriya |
Diospyros chaetocarpa |
Ebenaceae |
30 673 |
Timber |
|
Boradaminiya |
Grewia rothii |
Tiliaceae |
30 409 |
Timber |
|
Cloves |
Syzygium aromaticum |
Myrtaceae |
27 281 |
Food |
|
Kathuru murunga |
Sesbania grandiflora |
Fabaceae |
27 206 |
Food |
|
Sapadilla |
Manilkara zapota |
Sapotaceae |
26 295 |
Food |
|
Karanda |
Pongamia pinnata |
Fabaceae |
23 848 |
Timber |
|
Lihiniya |
Helicteres isora |
Sterculiaceae |
21 221 |
Timber |
|
Para mara |
Samanea saman |
Fabaceae |
19 877 |
Timber |
|
Atthikka |
Ficus racemosa |
Moraceae |
17 616 |
Timber |
|
Wara |
Calotropis gigantea |
Asclepiadaceae |
15 741 |
Timber |
|
Demata |
Gmelina asiatica |
Verbenaceae |
14 982 |
Timber |
|
Goraka |
Garcinia morella |
Guttiferae |
12 826 |
Timber & Food |
|
Bilin |
Averrhoa bilinbi |
Oxalidaceae |
11 713 |
Food |
|
Jak |
Artocarpus heterophyllus |
Moraceae |
6 620 |
Timber |
|
Kekuna |
Canarium zeylanicum |
Burseraceae |
6 446 |
Timber |
|
Pelen |
Kurrimia ceylanica |
Celastraceae |
5 859 |
Timber |
|
Malaboda |
Myristica dactyloides |
Myristicaceae |
5 398 |
Timber |
|
Durian |
Durio zibethinus |
Bombacaceae |
5 194 |
Timber & Food |
|
Badulla |
Semecarpus gardneri |
Anacardiaceae |
4 981 |
Timber |
|
Katu anoda |
Anona muricata |
Annonaceae |
4 706 |
Food |
|
Ingini |
Strychnos potatorum |
Loganiaceae |
4 052 |
Timber |
|
Kudu dawula |
Neolitsea cassia |
Lauraceae |
3 339 |
Timber |
|
BakMee |
Nauclea orientalis |
Rubaceae |
2 396 |
Timber |
