OF THE MALDIVE ISLANDS. 
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OMenlandia, L. 
corymbosa, LJ 
Male, 1892, Haly. A somewhat doubtful fragment, named 
by Trimen. A cosmopolitan tropical weed. Laccadives, in 
Kalpeni, Kadamum, Kiltan, Prain. 
(diffusa, Boxh. ; in Anderut (Laccadives) and Minikoi, 
Prain.) 
umbellata, L.; Emmuli, M. ; Saya, S.; Chaya, T. ; Chay 
Root. 
I. Didi, 135 ! Hedufuri, on cleared grain land, not 
common. Goifurfehendu Atoll, Gardiner ! Trimen’s list. 
A weed of sandy ground, especially near the coast, 
Ceylon, India, Burmah. The root yields a dye, formerly 
much used in Ceylon. “ May have been introduced as dye- 
plant, but certainly not now used as such.” — J. S. G. 
biflora, L.; Beem magu (Hulule), Eyaganawatura, 
Kudingaybelamaw (Minikoi), M. 
Trimen’s list ; no specimen. Goifurfehendu Atoll, Hedu- 
furi, on cleared grain land, not common, Hulule 52, in dry 
sandy paths, Veimandu in Kolumadulu, Gardiner ! “ In 
suitable places throughout the group.” — J. S. G. 
Common near the coast in Ceylon and Tropical Asia. 
Laccadives, in Kalpeni and Kadamum, Prain ; Minikoi, 
Gardiner. 
H AMELIA, Jacq. 
Patens, Sw. 
Malé, F. Lewis. 
S. America ; cultivated in Ceylon. 
Guettarda, L. 
speciosa, L.; Uni, M. ; Nil-pitcha, S. ; Panir, T. 
I. Didi, 166 ! Pyrard de Laval. Hedufuri, Hulule 61. 
Veimandu in Kolumadulu, Gardiner ! Very common 
throughout the group ; occupies any position not upon the 
beach. Sweet-scented flowers, occasionally used. 
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