<P> The national flag of Sri Lanka represents the country and its heritage as a rallying device . Most symbols in the flag have been given distinctive meanings . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Symbol </Th> <Th> Represents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The lion </Td> <Td> The Sinhala people </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The bo leaves </Td> <Td> The four Buddhist virtues of loving - kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The sword of the lion </Td> <Td> The sovereignty of the nation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The curly hair on the lion's head </Td> <Td> Religious observance, wisdom and meditation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The eight hairs on lion's tail </Td> <Td> The Noble Eightfold Path </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The beard of the lion </Td> <Td> Purity of words </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The handle of the sword </Td> <Td> The elements of water, fire, air and earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The nose of the lion </Td> <Td> Intelligence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The two front paws of the lion </Td> <Td> Purity in handling wealth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orange stripe </Td> <Td> The Tamil ethnicity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Green stripe </Td> <Td> The Muslim faith and Moor ethnicity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gold border </Td> <Td> Other minority ethnicities </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The maroon background </Td> <Td> Other minority faiths </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Symbol </Th> <Th> Represents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The lion </Td> <Td> The Sinhala people </Td> </Tr>

Which of the following trees appear on the flag of sri lanka