OF THE MALDIVE ISLANDS. 
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‘‘In the eastern islands of Miladumadnlu, Malé, scarce 
in Suvadiva, luxuriant in Addu. The nut is called Fo or 
Fuakou.”— J. S. G. 
Cultivated in all tropical countries. Ameni, Anderut, Kil- 
tan, Minikoi. 
Cocos, L, 
nucifera, L, ; Khari (Kairi in Addu) ; another variety 
Bo, M.; Pol, S.; Tenga, T. ; the Cocoanut. 
“ Cultivated and wild in practically all the islands other 
than mere sandbanks. There are several kinds of the oil 
nut (khari) in cultivation, distinguished by their length and 
shape. They are noted for great size in Addu and Mulaku 
and to a less extent in Suvadiva as compared with other 
atolls. They are always exported in the shell, copra not 
being made. Addu nuts fetch in Calcutta about Rs. 40, 
Northern Atoll and Minikoi nuts about Rs. 25, Nicobar nuts 
about Rs. 45 per thousand. Another variety, of which the 
flesh near the attaching stem is quite sweet, is grown in a 
few islands and called Bo (head). The small sweet yellow 
nut (kurumba) is probably only a recent introduction from 
Ceylon ; a few are grown in the villages for drinking only. 
The palm, as in other tropical countries, supplies many of 
the necessaries of life, food, fibre, thatch, &c. Its stems, &c., 
are largely used in boat-building.” — J. S. G. 
It is impossible, with the knowledge at our disposal, to say 
whether this species was introduced deliberately by man, or 
by the sea. The latter is perhaps more probable, as the 
islands (see below) seem to lie so much in the track of the 
sea-borne species. 
Pandanacece. 
Pandanus, L. /. 
odoratissimus, L, /. 
sp.? (Hornei, Balf. f. ? tall tree, leaf 15 ft. long.) 
sp.? (Leaf spineless, 2 ft. long.) 
