Cinnamomum verum
A great variety of plant species are found in the relatively unspoilt northern and eastern sides of the forest. Some common indigenous tree and shrub species are "Acronychia pedunculata" (Sinhalese: "ankenda"), "Artocarpus nobilis" ("wal del"), "Artocarpus heterophyllus" ("kos"), "Caryota urens" ("kitul"), "Aglaia elaeagnoidea" ("puwanga"), "Bombax ceiba" ("katu imbul"), "Canarium zeylanicum", "Cinnamomum verum" ("kurundu", cinnamon), "Ficus virens", "Filicium decipiens" ("pihimbiya"), Aphananthe cuspidata ("wal-munamal"), "Goniothalamus gardneri", "Haldina cordifolia", "Hunteria zeylanica", "Mallotus tetracoccus", "Mesua ferrea" ("na", iron-wood), "Michelia champaca" ("sapu"), "Mangifera zeylanica" ("atamba"), "Neoclitsea cassia" ("dawul kurundu”, wild cinnamon), "Glycosmis pentaphylla" (orangeberry, doda-pana), "Litsea quinqueflora", "Micromelum minitum" ("wal karapuncha"), "Pavetta blanda", "Psychotria nigra", "Vitex pinnata" ("milla") and "Walsura gardneri".