ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මල් 12ක් නිරූපණය කෙරෙන නව මුද්දර කට්ටලයක් නිකුත් කිරීමට තැපැල් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ මුද්දර කාර්යාංශය කටයුතු යොදා තිබේ.

මුද්දර ප්‍රථම දින නිකුත් කිරීම ඔක්තෝබර් මස 07දා සිකුරාදා උදේ 10.00ට තැපැල් සේවා සහ මුස්ලිම් ආගමික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යවරයාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් තැපැල් මූලස්ථානයේදී පැවැත්වේ.

Flowers of Sri Lank

Sri Lanka Philatelic Bureau of the Department of Posts will issue a new series of Definitive Stamps depicting Flowers of Sri Lanka in the denominations of Rs. 1.00, Rs. 2.00, Rs. 5.00, Rs. 7.00, Rs. 10.00, Rs. 15.00, Rs. 20.00, Rs. 25.00, Rs. 30.00, Rs. 35.00, Rs. 40.00 and Rs. 50.00,on 07^thOctober 2016.

 

1.00. Impatienselongata

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           Status:-  Endemic

                                    Perennial to 70 cm tall plant

Distribution:-Montane forest, especially amongst riverside rocks and waterfall zones, or in more exposed places, particularly rocky, scrub covered slopes, locally common, 1170-2000 m alt.

2012 Red List Category:-  VU (Vulnerable)

 

2.00 .Ranunculus sagittifolius

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           Status:-  Endemic

                                    Perennial herb, to 90 cm tall

Distribution:-Upper montane zone. In wet or marshy places, amonggrass.                                              Common. Flowering April to October.

          2012 Red List Category :-  VU (Vulnerable)

 

5.00.  Rhynchoglossumnotonianum

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           Status:-Native

            Sinhala Name:-Diya nilla

Erect, branching herbs, sometimes reduced to a single leaf, 10-80 cm high

Distribution:-Known primarily from the montane forests of the moist and intermediate zones. Also common in South India

          2012 Red List Category :-NT (Near Threatened)

 

7.00. Strobilanthesviscosa var. digitalis

 

 Status:-  Endemic, perhaps restricted to the Knuckles Mountains.

                                    Undershrub 0.3-2.5 m high

Distribution:-Montane forest, 900-1000 m.

2012 Red List Category :-  -

 

10.00 .  Impatiens repens

 

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           Status:-  Endemic

Sinhala Name:-Gal- demata

                                    Trailing or creeping perennial plant

Distribution:-Moist rocks in submontane rain-forest, very rare, to 950 m alt.

2012 Red List Category:-CR (Critically Endangered)

 

15.00.  Gordoniaspeciosa

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           Status:-  Endemic

Sinhala Name:-Rathu-mihiriya

                        Medium-sized trees, up to 15 m tall

Distribution:-In montane forest areas of wet zone, 1270-1650 m, uncommon; flowers and fruits -Oct—Feb.

           2012 Red List Category:-  EN (Endangered)

 

 

20.00.Schumacheriaalnifolia

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           Status:-  Endemic

Sinhala Name:-Kekiri-wara

                        Erect shrubs, with spreading branches

Distribution:-In montane forests in wet zone, 1200—2000 m; fairly common; flowers and fruits June-Apr.

           2012 Red List Category:-  EN (Endangered)

 

25.00.Osbeckiaparvifolia

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           Status:- Native

Sinhala Name:-Bowitiya

                        A prostrate to ascending herb

Distribution:-Also in South India. Montane zone, rather common.

           2012 Red List Category:-EN  (Endangered)

 

30.00.Adrorhizonpurpurascens

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           Status:- Endemic

                         Epiphyte with non‑pseudobulbous stems

Distribution:- on trunks of trees and on rocks by streams in the submontane or mid‑country tropical wet evergreen forests from 548 to 1829 m alt.

           2012 Red List Category:- VU (Vulnerable)

 

35.00.Hebenariaacuminata

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           Status:-Native

                        Terrestrial, leafy herb

Distribution:- Rather common, on the slopes and hill cuttings among grass and other weeds at an alt. between 915 and 1524 m Flowers October-December

           2012 Red List Category:-VU (Vulnerable)

 

40.00.Luisiateretifolia

            New Name-Luisiazeylanica

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           Status:-Native

Epiphyte with non-pseudobulbous, rigid, branching stems        

Distribution:- Rather common, on trees in the tropical wet evergreen forests up to 762 m alt. Flowers March-June, December

           2012 Red List Category:-LC (Least Concerned)

 

50.00.Impatiens henslowiana

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           Status:-Native

                        perennial to 1.5 m tall

Distribution:-Upland rain-forest, scrub and rocky places, frequently bordering rivers and streams or in the spray zone of waterfalls, 900—2000 m alt.

           2012 Red List Category:- VU (Vulnerable)