OF THE MALDIVE ISLANDS. 
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which occurs in Mauritius. The questions raised above will 
be dealt with again below. 
IL—THE flora of the MALDIVES, 
LACCADIVES, AND CHACOS. 
A list of all recorded plants from the islands follows, 
arranged in the order followed in Hooker’s Flora of British 
India. For the sake of completeness the plants of the 
Laccadives and Chagos have also been included. The 
scientific name is followed by the Maldivian name, taken 
from notes on the specimens collected by Ibrahim Didi 
and Mr. Gardiner after this is given the Sinhalese 
(occasionally also Tamil, Persian, or Hindustani) name for 
comparison, as the two languages are allied. There follows 
a list of the localities (specimens authenticated by J. C. 
Willis are marked ! ), and notes by Mr. Gardiner on their 
occurrence, distribution, uses, &c. After this is given the 
general distribution of the species, with special reference to 
Ceylon, India, Minikoi, and the Laccadives, and also notes 
on the probable method of its introduction to the islands. 
Species occurring only in the Laccadives (including Minikoi) 
or Chagos are placed in brackets. Cultivated species are 
printed in small capitals. An index of names follows the 
systematic list, and the general discussion of the facts termi- 
nates the paper. 
PHANEROGAMS. 
DICOTYLEDONS. 
ANONACEÆ. 
Artabotrys, Br. 
OdoratissimuS, Br.; Chunpapool, M. 
I. Didi, 63 ! 
Presumably introduced from India or Ceylon for garden 
cultivation. 
* The names given by me are those in common use in Nolewangfaro in 
Tiladumati Atoll. The Hulule collection was checked by five men of that 
island. For many plants the common people have no names, and if too 
much pressed will invent them. The same name to two or three plants 
is not uncommon in different parts of the Maldives.— J. S. Gr. 
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