OF THE MALDIVE ISLANDS. 
89 
Clerodendroii; L. 
inerme, Gaertn.; Dugeti, Dugajde (Minikoi), M. ; 
Wal-gurenda, S. 
Malé, Haly, 1892! I. Didi, 118 ! 
A littoral species, abundant on the coasts of Ceylon, India, 
and Burmah. Probably introduced by the sea. Minikoi, 
Gardiner, Prain ; Laccadives, in Kalpeni, Prain. 
[The absence from the Maldives, Laccadives, &c., of 
Avicennia officinalis, A., one of the common mangroves, is 
noteworthy.] 
Lahiatce. 
Ocimum, L. 
basiliciim, L. ; Gandakoli (Minikoi), M. ; Suvanda- 
tala, Tala-kola, S. ; the Sweet Basil. 
I. Didi, 84! Fainu in N. Mahlos, Hedufuri, Goifurfe- 
hendu Atoll, Gardiner ! 
Tropical Asia, Africa, America, often cultivated. Minikoi, 
Gardiner. 
gTatissiiiium, L. ; Fonitula, M. ; Otaka, S. 
I. Didi, 134 ! 
Tropical Asia, Africa, America, naturalized in Ceylon. 
Minikoi, Prain; Laccadives, in Bitrapar, Kadamum, Kalpeni, 
Prain, 
sanctum, L. ; Kulitula, Gai Kehabuli, M. ; Maduru- 
tala, S. ; the Tulsi. 
I, Didi, 59 ! Turahdu in N. Mahlos, Hulule 73, only by 
villages, Gardiner ! 
Tropical Asia and Australia. Sacred to Hindus. Here 
perhaps originally intentionally introduced ; now a weed. 
Plectrantlms zeylanicus, Benth.? 
Fragments, I. Didi, 125, native name Huvadukotun, and 
Kaddu in Haddumati, Rimbudu in S. Nilandu (Huvaduka, 
M.), Gardiner, are perhaps this species. 
