OF THE M ALDI VE ISLANDS. 
85 
Solanaceœ. 
Solanum, L. 
Mblongena, L.; Bari, Kara, M. ; Wambatu, S. ; the 
Brinjal. 
I. Didi, 112 ! Trimen’s list. Veimandu in Kolumadulu, 
Gardiner ! Cultivated in the whole group, very abundant 
in Addu.— J. S. G. 
Cultivated in all warm countries. Minikoi, Gardiner. 
Not recorded for the Laccadives. 
(torviim, Siv. ; in Minikoi, Brain.) 
Physalis, L. 
mîiiîmv), L.; Muraki, M.; Mottu, S. 
I. Didi, 94 ! Malé, Christopher, 1888 ! Goifurfehendu 
Atoll, Hulule 11, Veimandu in Kolumadulu, Gardiner ! 
Sparsely by villages in the whole group, the fruit eaten in 
curry. 
A common weed in the tropics of the Old World. Perhaps 
introduced by birds or by the sea. Laccadives, in Bangaro, 
Anderut, Kadamum, Kiltan ; Minikoi, Brain. 
(Peruviana, L. ; cultivated in Ameni, Laccadives, Brain.) 
Capsicum, L, 
MINIMUM, Roxh.; Mirus, M. ; Nayi-miris, S. ; Bird 
Pepper. 
I. Didi, 106 ! Horsburgh Atoll, Male, Veimandu in Kolu- 
madulu, Gardiner ! Mahlos, Miladumadulu, Gardiner ! 
Everywhere cultivated. 
Cultivated in all hot countries. Laccadives, in Akati, 
Brain. 
(Frutescens, L. ; cult. in Minikoi, Brain.) 
Datura, L. 
fastuosa, L. ; Orhani, M. ; Attana, S. 
I. Didi, .132 ! Landu in Miladumadulu, Veimandu in 
Kolumadulu, Gardiner ! Also in Addu Atoll. — J. S. G. 
A cosmopolitan tropical weed, possibly introduced by 
birds or with cultivated plants. Laccadives, in Ameni, 
Anderut, Akati, Kiltan, Brain ; Minikoi, Gardiner, Brain. 
