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After a hiatus, an endemic plant bursts into life in Sri Lanka’s central hills

COLOMBO — Every dozen years or so, Sri Lanka’s mist-shrouded highlands burst into color. Violet, pink and white carpets of tiny blooms spread across the grasslands of the Horton Plains and other hill ...
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After 160 years, an old drawing leads scientists to a long-lost Sri Lanka orchid

After 160 years, scientists in Sri Lanka have rediscovered Vanda thwaitesii, a delicate tropical Asian orchid, by referring to scientific drawings to make the connection. Sri Lanka’s rich array of ...
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After a hiatus, an endemic plant bursts into life in Sri Lanka’s central hills

Sri Lanka’s highlands burst into violet, pink and white carpets as endemic Strobilanthes shrubs, locally known as nelu, begin to bloom in a synchronized manner, set seed and die, creating a ...