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WILLIS AND GARDINER : BOTANY 
I. Didi, 162 ! Malé, Trimen ; no specimen. Veimandu in 
Kolumadulu, Addu Atoll, Gardiner ! A very common yam 
garden and jungle weed all over Addu. — J. S. G. 
A cosmopolitan tropical weed, especially near the sea in 
Ceylon. Perhaps introduced by birds (Prain). Minikoi, 
Gardiner, Prain ; Laccadives, in Akati, Prain ; Diego Garcia, 
Hemsley. 
Stachytarpheta, Vahl. 
indica, Vahl., var. jaiiiaicensis ; Malaembu, Nunnay 
(Minikoi), M. ; Bala-nakuta, S. ; Nai-oringi, T. 
I. Didi, 136 ! 
A common tropical weed, possibly intentionally intro- 
duced. Minikoi, Gardiner; Laccadives, in Anderut, Prain. 
Tectona, L.f. 
Grandis, L.; Teak. 
Malé, cultivated, Capt. Simons ! 
Premiia, L. 
integrifolia, L.; Kude, Gelavalie (both Minikoi), M.; 
Midi, S. 
Goif urfehendu Atoll, Gardiner ! Common in the densest 
jungle, especially in Suvadiva. On rocky ground, one of 
the first bushes to appear on a rocky bank. Very common 
in N. Mahlos. 
A littoral and inland species, common in Ceylon, India, 
the Malay Peninsula, Andamans, Nicobars, Laccadives, in 
Kadamum and Kalpeni, Prain ; Minikoi, Gardiner, Prain ; 
Diego Garcia, Hemsley, 
Vitex, L. 
Negundo, L. ; Dunnika, M. ; Nika, S. ; Vennochi, T. 
I. Didi, 123 ! Turahdu in S. Mahlos, Veimandu in 
Kolumadulu, Gardiner ! Male, Christopher, 1888 ! Used in 
medicinal baths (J. J. Thorburn). 
Common in Tropical Asia. Used medicinally in Ceylon 
and possibly intentionally introduced into the Maldives. 
