Meethirigala Forest Reserve is situated in Dompe DS division. This forest reserve consists of approximately 384 ha. It is the largest forest reserve in Gampaha District managed by the Forest Department. It has different ...

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)) ranks fifth among cereals in terms of production and area planted worldwide. It is well adapted to the range of environmental conditions. This study was performed to evaluate the morphological ...

With the objective of finding out the effectiveness of the diethyl ether extracts of local plant species on Rigidoporus microporus (Fr.) Overeem, the causal organism of white root disease of rubber, four different plant ...

The Sri Lanka frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger) is a small-sized nocturnal bird largely restricted to tropical lowland forests with thick undergrowth. The motionless roosting posture as well as their plumage coloration ...

Ceratophora stoddartii is an endemic endangered relict of the genus Ceratophora which inhabit few localities in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. This is a unique lizard species with a prominent rostral appendage which ...

Strobilanthes is the most species-rich genus coming under Family Acanthaceae which was first described by Blume (1826) from specimens collected in West Java. This is one of the largest and interesting genera in the flora ...

Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) Presl and Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms-Laub. are both known by the common name ‘Diya habarala’ in Sinhala (Pontederiaceae). Diya habarala is a medicinal plant used as a remedy for many ...

Sri Lanka is reported with highly diverse and endemic land snail fauna. Nevertheless, it is greatly under sampled while data are scarce on their micro-habitat preferences, which are critical for land snail conservation ...

Knowing seed germination phenology is important in propagation and thus conservation of plant species as many of the plants regenerate through seeds naturally and easily. Knowledge on seed biology of a species plays a ...

Keeping elephants in captivity is a centuries-old practice in many countries including Sri Lanka. Although captive management of elephants is challenging, there are few studies that focus on species-specific indicators ...