Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c11.5

c11.5

Vegetable. Mythical: *nari-lata-vela* (semi-human); *kadu-pul*, *parasatu*, *palol*, *damba*, *imbul*, *kap-ruka*, *mahari*. Conventional: *katuru-mala* (scissors flower), *picca mala* (jessamine), *sina-mala*, *nelum-mala* (lotus), *pala-peti* (lotus petal), *mala* (flower in general), *sapu-mala* (*sapu* flower), *vetakeyiya* (*Pandanus*), *mal-gaha* (‘flower tree’), ‘flower in pot,’ *liya-vela* (‘branch’ or ‘vine’), *liya-pata* (‘vine-leaf’), *bo-kola* (*bo*-leaf), *bo-pat-kangul*, *suliya*, *malaya*; and traditional forms without special Sinhalese names, including ‘pine-apple,’ ‘palmette,’ ‘honeysuckle,’ ‘knop and flower,’ ‘cone,’ ‘calyx-volute.’ No forms derived directly from fruits appear to occur.