| Botanical Names, (English) | Sinhala | Sanskrit (Pali) | Tamil | Toponyms, Notes, Links |
| Acanthus illcifolius (see holly) | Katu Ikili | - | Kazhuthai Mulli, Kalutaamul | See also Trapa bicornis = ikiliya, small shrub,
related to mangroves.The sap is salty Placename: Katukiliyavala (Kalutavalai) Images etc |
| Aegiceras Corriculatum | Heen Kadol | - | Vithilikanna | related to mangroves |
| Avicennia marina, A. officinalis (grey Mangrove) | Manda | - | Kanna | Very Common species- Images and write up |
| Bruguiera cylindrica, B. sexangula (Mangrove) | Mal Kadol | - | - | whitish flowers, Images and write up - |
| Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (large-leafed Mangrove, black mangrove) | Sirikanda, malkadol | - | thuddu ponna, uredi ? | Very common - redish flowers Write up and photos |
| Ceriops tagal (mangrove like) | Rathu Kadol | - | Chirukandal | Images and write up- |
| Cynometra iripa (wrinkled pot mangrove) | Opulu | - | Kadumpuli- | This small, slow growing tree only produces seeds in years of abundant rain. It can grow to 5 m tall- Images etc |
| Excoecaria agallocha (Blinding Tree) | Thela | - | tillai, Thilla | Very Common species, Tillaiyadi in the Puttalam district. This is
a mangrove with a poisonous milk
Images and writeup |
| Heritiera littoralis | Ethuna | - | - | related to mangroves. Low abundance Images and write up |
| Lumnitzera racemosa (Mangrove) | Beriya | - | Tipparethai | Very common species - Images and write up |
| Nypa fruticans (Mangrove plam) | Nipa,moodu-puvak | - | ? | Low abundance, Oldest known fossil with pollen dated 70x106 years (eocene period) old. Found in south asian costal islands. write up |
| Pemphis acidula(Bonsai Mangrove) | kerala, කෙරල | - | Keeri ? | Low abundance to rare- Write up and images used in Bonsai |
| Rhizophora mucronata, R. Apiculata (Mangrove) | Maha Kadol | - | kandal | Very common species SERUGANDARA, SERUKADOLA (Cherukkandal) Monarakadola (Mannakandal) Naedunkadola (NaddanKandal) Write up and Images |
| Scyphiphora hydrophyllaceae (Mangrove) | Elapitawakka? | Nila ? | ? | rare species -in Jaffna and Galpitiya (Kalpitiya Lagoon) write up |
| Sonneratia caseolaris, Sonaratia caseolaris, S. Alba (mangrove apple) | Kirala, කිරල | - | ucittakarai | S. caseolaris is very common, but S. Alba is less abundant. The fruit is
used to prepare a pleasent drink. Images and write up 1 Images and write up 2 Irlaikkulam, KuriKadduvan, Kilali |
| Xylocarpus granatum | Mal Kadol, Mutti kadol | - | - | rare mangrove Images etc |