243. Pholidota imbkicata Lindl. 
Great Coco, occasional. 
India, Burma, Malaya. 
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SCITAMINE^. 
244. CosTTJS sPECiosus Linn. 
Great Coco, frequent. 
India, Himalaya, Indo-Cliina, China, Malaya. 
245. ZiNGIBEB sp. 
Great Coco, common. Hear Z. corollinum Hance ; probably a new 
species (Baker in sched.). In fruit only on the occasion of these visits; 
the rhizomes brought to Calcutta have not yet flowered. 
246. Musa sapientum Linn. 
The Plantain is cultivated in the light-house garden ; it has al¬ 
ready disappeared, probably owing to the presence of cattle, from the 
site of the garden on Great Coco. 
AMARTLLIDACE^. 
247. Crinum astaticum Linn. 
In all the islands, very common in the coast zone. 
Andamans, Nicobars, Malaya. 
TACCACE^. 
248. Tacca pinnatieida Forst. 
In all the islands, common in the coast zone. Some of these were 
huge specimens and the tubers brought to Calcutta produced leaves and 
flowers in no way inferior to those in their native habitat. The follow¬ 
ing measurements are from an average specimen—the tallest grown had 
a peduncle 116 inches high. 
Leaf-stalk 40 inches, lamina 3-fid, each lobe 36 in. long, the lateral 
lobes 2-fid from the 8th inch ; the central lobe and each segment of the 
lateral lobes 36 in. across ; peduncle 80 inches ; leafy bracts 3 in. long, 
2 in. across; filiform bracts 16 in. long, their basal sixth green, the re¬ 
mainder pale purple; perianth segments f in. long, | in. across, pale green 
with purplish edges. 
India, Burma, Malaya, Andamans, 
DIOSCOREACE^. 
249. Dioscorea glabra Roxb. 
In all the islands, common. 
India, Burma, Malaya, Andamans. 
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