172 D. Prain — Little Andaman and the Nicohars. [Dec. 



LABIATE. 



* OciMUM Basilicum Linn. 



Car Nicobar ; a weed near Kimids village. 



The dispersal of the species of this genus — the Tutsi plarxts — is some- 

 what curious. In Kamorta, Katschall and Nancowry, where Hindu 

 convicts have been stationed, it is the true or sacred Tiilsi [0. sanctum) 

 that has become naturalised. Here, where no Hindus have lived, it is 

 0. Basilicum that is grown by the natives, to whom one Tulsi is as good 

 as another. In the Laccadives, where the people are Mussalmans, 

 and to whom the sacred Ttilsi does not specially appeal, it is the Mam 

 Tulsi (0. gratissimum) that occurs. 



NYOTAGINE^. 



BOERHAAVIA REPENS Linn. 



Batti Malv, on the rocks outside the Pandanus sea-fence. 



* PiSONIA ACULEATA Linn. 



Batti Malv. 

 75. * PisoNiA ALBA Spanoghe. 

 Batti Malv. 



* PisoNiA EXCELSA Blume. 

 Batti Malv. 



AMARANTACEJ^. 



* Amaeantus spinosus Linn. 

 Car Nicobar, near Kimios village. 



* ACHTEANTHES ASPERA Linn. 



Car Nicobar, a weed near Kimids village. Only the sea-shore 

 variety, (J.. porpJiyristachya Wall.), has hitherto been known to occur 

 in the Nicobars ; this was obtained by Mr. Jelinek of the " Novara." 



-^RUA LAN ATA JusS. 



Car Nicobar, Batti Malv. 



LAURINE-^. 



80. Hernandia peltata Linn. 

 Car Nicobar. 



ARISTOLOCHIACE^. 



^ Aeistolochia tagala Cham. & Schlecht. 

 Batti Malv. 



EUPHORBIACE^. 

 Euphorbia Atoto Linn. 

 Car Nicobar. 



