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(b) Dichrostachys c<strong>in</strong>erea (Fabaceae)(a) Cassia auriculata (Fabaceae),(c) Flueggea leucopyrus (Euphorbiaceae)Figure 6. Common scrubland speciesForests <strong>in</strong> drier areas <strong>of</strong> the country possess comparatively a high taxic diversity <strong>in</strong> terms <strong>of</strong>plant genera which are mostly represented by a s<strong>in</strong>gle species. For <strong>in</strong>stance, 48 plant specieswere recorded from Bundala National Park which belongs to 47 plant genera. In contrast, theforests that grow <strong>in</strong> moist areas are rich <strong>in</strong> species but the diversity <strong>of</strong> plant genera decreasesdue to the presence <strong>of</strong> congeneric species. For <strong>in</strong>stance, Dimocarpus gardneri and D. longanand Strychnos m<strong>in</strong>or and S. trichocalyx grow <strong>in</strong> Kil<strong>in</strong>ochchi forest which is comparatively wetterthan the forests at Bundala.Figure 7 Derris parviflora, an endemic liana species with magnificent <strong>in</strong>florescences170

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