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Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation

Trees in Sri Lanka

Trees in Sri Lanka – Wet zone rain forests

Carissa Carandas
Branches of the tree with fruits

Scientific Name           –        Carissa carandas

Common Name           –        Mahakaraba (Sinhala)       

                                       –        Bengal thorn/karnda/jamson  (English)

Family                           –        Apocynaceae

Characteristic              –        Flowering shrub

Location                        –       Sri Lanka (wet zone rain forests) and south Asian countries

Usage                            –       Used as ayurvedic medicine to cure acidity, diarrhea, wounds     

                                                and urinary diseases. It is also used as spices and fruits in India.

Status                            –      Valuable, endemic, abundant in wet zone forests, native