Generally coffee plants grow 9 and 12 meters if permissions are given to grow freely. They have branches with leaves of elliptic-ovate oblong and dark green in color. Flowers are white and bloom as branches. Flowers are very fragrant and can be seen in the morning. Young nuts are dark green. When they are ripe, they can be seen as red or purple in color. Villagers in Sri Lanka who own small plot with coffee plants, pluck the nuts manually. Then they boil and crush them. Next step is to dry them in the sunlight. When they extracted the seeds, they were ready to sale. Young leaves of the coffee plants are used to cure wounds by villagers in remote areas in Sri Lanka.

Mangus trees (Mangosteen in English) are seen in home gardens in several districts such as Kalutara, Colombo, Kegalle, Kandy in Sri Lanka. The plant grows up to 20 meters in height. The bark is yellowish and latex. Hermaphrodite flowers 1-2 in the axils of upper leaves, up to 4 cm diameter. Fruit is globose. When they are ripe, they become glossy purplish. Kern around the nuts is eaten and delicious. Kern is white in color. People believe that fruits signify heat for the human body. However, these delicious fruits are available to purchase in the streets and shops in Sri Lanka during from May to September.

Kathurumuranga is belong to the been family. This tree can be found generally in Sri Lanka all the districts other than hill country. It has short lifetime although it grows quickly. Stem is not firm and therefore it can be broken easily. The tree grows 8 to 10 meters in height. some farmers grow kathumurunga as a commercial crop. They prune the branches to keep the tree in short in tall to make easily plucking the leaves and flowers. Leaves of the plant are used to make Mallum or Sambol. That is famous vegetable among the Sri Lanka people. Similarly, a delicious food is made by frying flowers of Kathurumurunga. Villagers believe that adding some of kathurumurunga leaves will reduce the warmth of foods such as breadfruit. Consuming the curry made by using kathurumurunga leaves will reduce the burning sensation of the human body. Bunch of leaves or flowers can be purchased at a low price at the markets or from street venders in Sri Lanka.

This plant is known as Maiyokka in Sinhala and Manioc in English. However, it is commonly known as cassava. In Sri Lanka, manioc is commonly seen in districts in low country. It can be grown up country as well. The yams of manioc is used as vegetable while young leaves is used to make “Mallum” most probably in remote areas. Some people like to eat yams alone with sambol or coconut kern by boiling them. There are two kinds of manioc in color, yellow and white. Husk of the tuber is kept in dry condition by some villagers to make food by frying. Recently, crips prepared by manioc yams is available in shops in Sri Lanka.

This plant is a small annual plant found at home gardens in wet zone or dry zone in Sri Lanka. Branches of leaves are 4 -12 cm in length and attached to main stem of the plant. However, if some want it he must search for it cautiously among grass. Some peoples who are living in villages in Sri Lanka use leaves of Pitawakka by adding coconut kern and turmeric to make medicine to extract thorn anywhere in his or her body. Accordingly, this tiny plant has herbal value although more people aren’t aware.