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Table  03   (Nat., Creature)
Important Timber Species in Sri Lanka Including Exotics
Nat03e
Botanical Name Sinhala Name 
Acacia leucophloea Kiriya
Acacia melanoxylon Black Wood  
Adina cordifolia Kolone
Aglaia roxburghiana Kirikon
Albizzia chinensis Hulan Mara
Albizzia lebbek Mora
Albizzia moluccana -
Alseodaphne semecarpifolia Wewarana
Alstonia scholaris Rukattana
Anisophyllea cinnamomoides Welipenna 
Anogeissus latifolia Dhaw
Artocarpus heterophyllus Koss
Azadirachta indica Kohomba 
Berrya cordifolia Hal Milla
Bridelia moonii Ketakela
Bridelia retusa Patakela
Camposperna zeylanica Aridda
Canarium zeylanicum Kekuna
Carallia brachiata Dawata
Careya arborea Kahata
Cedrella toona Tuna
Chaetocarpus castanocarpus Hedawaka
Chloroxylon swietenia Burutha
Chukrasia tabularis Hulanhik
Cotylelobium scabriusculum Namendora
Cryptocarya wightiana Bulumora
Cullenia ceylanica Ketaboda
Dillenia retusa  Godapara
Diospyros ebenum Kaluwara
Diospyros malabarica Thimbiry
Diospyros oocarpa Atathimbiry
Dipterocarpus zeylanicus Hora
Doona congestiflora Tiniya
Drypetes sepiaria Weera
Elaeodendron glaucum Neralu
Eucalyptus microcoris Rathugam 
Euphoria longana Mora
Filicium decipiens Pihimbiya
Gmelina arborea Ath Demata
Gordonia ceylanica Mihiriya
Grevillea robusta -
Grewia tiliifolia Damminiya
Hevea brasiliensis Rubber
Holoptelea integrifolia Godakirilla
Homalium zeylanicum Liyan
Hopea Jacunda Piniberaliya 
Hosta zeylanica Andunwenna
Kurrimia ceylanica Pelan
Lagerstroemia speciosa Murutha
Lannea coromandelica Hik
Machilus macrantha Ululu
Manilkara hexondra Palu 
Maxtixia tetrandra Diyathaliya
Melia dubia Lunumidella
Mexua ferrea Na
Michelia champaca Ginisapu
Michelia nilagirica Walsapu
Mitragyna parvifolia Helamba
Mongifera indica Amba
Mongifera zeylanica Atamba
Myristica dactyloides Malabada
Nauclca orientalis Bakmee
Neolitsea cassia Kududawla
Palaguium Grande Kiripenda
Pericopsis mooniana Nedun
Phyllanthus indicus Karaw
Pityranthe verrucosa Dickwenna
Pleurostylia opposita Panakka
Pometia exinia Gulumora
Pterocurpus marsupium Gammalu
Pterospernum canascens Welan
Salmalia malabarica Katuibul
Schleichera oleosa Khone
Stereospermum personatum Lunumadala
Swietenia macrophylla Mahaogany
Syzygium cumini Madam
Tectona gradis Thekka
Terminalia arjuna Kubuk
Terminalia parviflora Hanpalanda
Urandra apicalis Uruhoda
Vateria copallifera Hal 
Vatica chinensis Mendora
Vatica obscura Dummala
Vitex pinnata Milla
Walsura piscidia Kirikon
Wormia triquetra Diyapara
Xylopia paryifolia Atuketiya
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Compendium on Natural Resources Management 
Sri Lanka 2000, Ministry of Forestry & Environment 
Revised:  2008(y)/08(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      The Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka