This iron woods has been categorized to a cast by plant kingdom as cast of “clusiaceae – guttifarceae”.  These special two casts can be seen at the Jathika Namal Uyana.

• Mesua Ferra L.
• Mesua nagassarium sensu kosterm.
• Mesua thwaitesii planch a nd triana.
• Mesua nagassarum sensu kosterm.

85% will be the Mesna Ferra from the hole NA Trees of the NA Forest. This mesua ferra has been as the “National Tree” by the Sri Lankan Government.

Asonomic Classification:

Mesua Ferra L.

English       -              Iron Wood

Sinhala       -              Na

Tamil          -               Naka

Var. Ferrea

Var. Pulchella

Planch and Triana

Var. Sclerophylla Tha

Mesua  ferra

Mesua thwaitessi (N)

Azadilkara hexandra(N)

Manikara hexandra(N)

Drypetes sepiaria (N)

Schleichera oleosa (N)

Terminaria arjuna (N)

Syzygium cumini (N)

Berrta codifolia (N)

Diospyraos oppositifolia (Th)

Diospyraos racemosa (E)

Bouhiniare cemosa(N)

Syzygium cordifolium (E)

Pterospermu canescens(N)

Trema orientale(N)

Bridelia retusa(N)

Cassia fistula (N)

1.      Community related to the Pink Quartz (Up to 150-180m Sea Level)

2.      Trees and Bushes community rocky outcrop (Up to 150-180m sea level)

3.      Abundant area (Up to150 m Sea Level)

Some of Animals at Namal Uyana Area

Mammals

Ratufa macroura(N)

Macaca sinica sinica (E)

Lepus nigricollis(N)

Herpestes edwardsii(N)

Vievrricula indica (N)

Paradixurus hermaphoditus (N)

Moschiola meminna(N)

Sus scrota(N)

Funambubus plamarum(N)

Suncus murinus(N)

Tatera Idican(N)

Bandicola indicant(N)

Semnopithecus priam

Snakes

Naja naja(N)

Duboia pulchslla(N)

Hypnale hypnale(N)

Testudaelegans(N)(T)

Fishes

Glossogobius giruis(E)

Mystus vittatus(N)

Clarias brachysom (E)

Anabas testudineas (N)

Chonna striara (N)

Mastacem belus armatus(N)

Oreochromis niloticus (I)

Cyprinus carpio(I)

Angula nabulos (N)

Birds

Galloperdix bicalcarata (E)

Gallus laptayetii(E)

Ocyeros ginalensis (E)

Spilornis eheela (N)

Loriculus berylliums(E)

Pitta brachyuran (M)

Pycnotus melanicterus (N)

Phaenicophaes viridirostris (N)

Phaenicophaevs ieschenavltii (N)

Birds Related to the water

Treron pompadora (N)

Plecanus  phillipensis (N)

Anhinga melangaster (N)

Laniu scristaus(N)

Avastomus oscitans (N)(M)

Egretta spp (N)

Ardea cinerea (N)

Vanellus indica (N)

Butterfly

Pachliop tahector(N)

Pachliopta aristolochiae celonica(N)

Papilio demoleus(N)
Delias evcharis(N)

Belenois avrota taprabana(N)

Euploea core asela(N)

Euploea klugii sinhala (N)

Pipilio polymn esor (N)