JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 1S92. 
N'ephrolepis cor difolia from here, though neither he nor Mr. Huine 
have seen anj ferns elsewhere in the Archipelago. 
South of Anderut, in Lon. 73° 35' E. and Lat. 10° 5' N. lies the 
last true Laccadive atoll of Kalpeni. This island is situated on the 
eastern side of its reef, on which there is besides, according to Wood’s 
table, a sandbank, Kalpeni Feti, unstocked with vegetation. Kalpeni 
was visited by Dr. Alcock in November, 1889. He speaks of it * 
as a typical coral island, in almost every respect like Anderut and 
’^Kiltan.” 
His collection includes 19 weeds and escapes from cultivation, the 
most interesting weeds being Urena sinuata not recorded from any 
other island, and Ammania haccifera and Polygonum harhatum, two 
marsh-weeds not reported from any other island; the moKst interest¬ 
ing escape being Ocimum gratissimun, which, however, he mentions 
as occurring in Bitrapar, and which he has also collected both in 
Akati and in Minikoi. 
The coast species number 11, including Calophyllum inophyllum, 
here not planted, and Glerodendron inerme, not reported from any 
other island, not even from Minikoi. Vitis quadrangularis too, only 
reported from this island, is common on the sea-face jungle, which 
isihsre much denser than it is in Ameni, Anderut, or Kiltan. 
The usual cultivated species are reported, and there is a kat in 
which rdgi and other grains and vegetables are grown. 
The last island to be noticed is Minikoi, the position of which has 
been already indicated. The atoll is nearly circular and emerges 
from the sea on the eastern and southern sides to form a long narrow 
almost semi-circular island about 5 miles long and half a mile broad. 
The rest of the atoll is a reef that dries in places at low water and 
with the island encloses a lagoon that in places carries over 6 
fathoms. The island stands only a few feet above the sea ; its 
structure is identical with that of the true Laccadive islands. The 
water in the wells is clear and pleasant to drink; it contains 
roughly about 40 grs. of Chlorine per gallon.f 
* Alcock, in Hoskyn, “Administration Eeport of the Marine Survey of India,” year 
1889-90, p. 13. 
t AlooGk, in ‘Administration Report of Marine Survey of India,” year 1891-2 
p. 11. 
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