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WILLIS AND GARDINER : BOTANY 
Cosmopolitan tropical weed, often cultivated. 
Amarantus, L, 
spiuosus, L, 
Malé, near mosques, Gardiner ! 
A cosmopolitan tropical weed. 
Caudatus, L, ; Raidadisagu, M. 
I. Didi ! 
Often cultivated in tropical and warm countries, 
gaiigeticus, L, 
Malé, Trimen ; no specimen. “ Not seen.” — J. S. G. 
A cosmopolitan tropical weed, often used as a potherb. 
viridis, L.; Sagu (Minikoi) ; Massagu, M. ; Kuru- 
tampala, S. [Sag = potherb, Hind.] 
I. Didi, 128 ! “ Not seen.” — J. S. G. Probably inten- 
tionally introduced. 
A cosmopolitan tropical weed, used as a potherb. Mini- 
koi, Praip, Gardiner. 
jVothosaerua, Wight. 
brachiata, Wight 
Malé, Haly, 1892 ! 
A weed of dry places and sea shores, Tropical Asia and 
Africa. 
Aerua, Forsk. 
lanata, Juss, ; Hudufupila, M. ; Pol-kudu-pala, S. 
I. Didi, 151 ! Malé, Christopher, 1888 ! Hedufuri, Goi- 
furfehendu Atoll, Hulule 67, 72, Veimandu in Kolumadulu, 
Gardiner ! Very common everywhere except in Addu. 
A common weed, also littoral, in Tropical Africa and Asia 
probably introduced by the sea (see notes on Atolls, below). 
Laccadives, in Bitrapar, Kalpeni, Kadamum, Akati, Prain ; 
Minikoi, Gardiner, Prain. 
Achyranthes, L, 
aspera, L, ; Karhi léibù, M. ; Gas-karal-heba, S. 
