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Grown in Sri Lanka: Cultivated Flowering Plants by Sriyanie Miththapala, Siril Wijesundara, Janaki Galappatti. Literature From the author of 'AroundThis book describes flowering plants that are commonly cultivated or planted in Sri Lanka for food, wood, medicine, fuelwood, shade or commercial purposes. These plants usually have to be planted deliberately by humans and do not generally spread widely by themselves. This selection of species is offered not only through the lens of their many uses to humans but also to celebrate their beauty. The authors, all biologists, who wrote the previous volume