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reported from this island^ is common on the sea-face jungle, which 

 is here much denser than it is in Ameni, Anderut, or Kiltan. 



The usual cultivated species are reported, and there is a hat in 

 which ra9'^and other grains and vegetables are grown. 



The last island to be noticed is Miuikoi, the position of which has 

 been already indicated. The atoll is nearly circular, and emerges 

 from the sea on the eastern and southern sides to form a long narrow 

 almost semi-circular island about 5 miles long and half a mile bioad. 

 The rest of the atoll is a reef that dries in places at low water and 

 with the island encloses a lagoon that in places carries over 6 

 fathoms. The island stands only a few feet above the sea ; its 

 structure is identical with that of the true Laccadive islands. The 

 water in the wells is clear and pleasant to drink; it contains 

 roughly about 40 grs. of Chlorine per gallon.* 



The island is covered with coco-nut palms and subordinate jungle 

 and the vegetation exhibits the general characters of that of the true 

 Laccadive islands, but is more luxuriant and is richer both in in- 

 digenous and cultivated species than any of these. Dr. Alcock and 

 Mr. Fleming have- made a very extensive collection, including 40 

 weeds and garden escapes, ten of these (eight weeds and two 

 escapes) not occurring in any of the true Laccadive Islands, with 28 

 littoral species of which the following eight, Ganavalia turgida and 

 Canavalia ohtusifolia, Vigna lutea^ Terminalia Catappa (which is 

 ubiquitous), Sesuvium Portulacastrum, Ochrosia horbonica, Tpomoea 

 denticulata, and Convolvulus parvifiovus are not found in any 

 of the other islands of the group. 



The inland 'wild' species include the following not recorded 

 from any other island of the group : — Allophylus Cohbe, Ruellia 

 prostrata, Pancratium zeylanicnm, Bioscorea hulbifera, Psilofum 

 triquetriim, Galymperes Dozyanum, Physcia leucomelas and Physcia 

 obscura^ Pleurotus cuneatus and Pleurotus tenuissimus, Polyporus 

 igniarius, Trametes Muelleri, Hirneola polyiricha and Nostoc 

 verrucosum. "■ 



* Alcock, in ' Administration Report of Marine Survey of India," year 1891-2, 

 p. 11. 



