Sri Lanka Collection (page 2)

Riverston, Sri Lanka
View looking east from the Laggala Illukkumbura road at Riverston, Sri Lanka

Epocilla aurantiaca, jumping spider
This species of jumping spider (Epocilla aurantiaca) was photographed in Sri Lanka

Sinharaja forest, Sri Lanka
An early morning view of the rainforest canopy on the boundary of Sinaraja forest, Sri Lanka

Nepenthes sp. pitcher plant
The carnivorous pitcher plant is abundant in degraded forest in Sri Lanka

The peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka
The Peak Wilderness contains the largest and most undistrubed areas of montane rainforest in Sri Lanka

Frog
One of the 140 frog species known from the island of Sri Lanka. Many of these frogs have only been discovered in the last decade or so

Laportea interrupta (L. ) Chew, woodnettle
A specimen from the Paul Hermann collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 3 Page 1)

Montane rainforest canopy in Nuwara Eliya area, Sri Lanka

Montane rainforest, Sri Lanka
Rock wall covered with moss in montane rainforest, The Knuckles, Sri Lanka

Zircons
Faceted zircons showing various colours and high lustre, from Sri Lanka. Zircon comprises of (zirconium silicate) and is not the same as the artificial gem cubic zircona

Orange sapphire
A rare Sri-Lankan hexagonal cut orange sapphire. Sapphires belong to the corundum group - the second hardest mineral group known

Sinhalite
A round mixed cut of 15.5 carats. Silhalite comprises of (magnesium aluminum borate) and only known to derive from the gem gravels of Sri Lanka

Graphite
A specimen of graphite from Sri Lanka. One form of carbon formed naturally close to the Earths surface

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping