BOTANY OF THE LACCADIVES. 
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Amaryllide^. 
152. Pancratium zeylanicum Linn., Sp. PI. 290 ; Eoxb., Flor. 
ind., ii, 124 ; Hook, f., Ilor. Brit. Ind., vi, 285. 
Minikoi; Fleming, 
India, Ceylon, Malaya. 
153. Agave vivipara Linn., Sp. PI. 323. A. Cantula Roxb., Flor. 
Ind., ii, 167 ; Watt, Diet., i, 143. The Bastard American Aloe. 
Anderut; cultivated, AlcoeJe. Kiltan ; introduced from the mainland and 
grows well, Fleming. 
A native of America, cultivated and naturalised m most warm countries. 
Taccacil®. 
154. Tacca pinnatifida Porst., Plant. Escul. 59 ; Eoxb., Flor. Lid., ii, 
172. The South-Sea Taro ; vernac. “ teerny,” Robinson. 
Anderut; cultivated, Wood^ Alcock. Chitlac ; cultivated, Robinson, Akati; 
cultivated, Fleming! Mniikoi; cultivated, Fleming ! 
A littoral species common on South-Eastern Asiatic and Polynesian coasts, 
but also extending inland either as a wild or cultivated species. Though a 
very common species on the Andaman coasts, the plant is here only found as a 
cultivated one. 
DiOSCOREACEiB. 
155. Pioscorea bulbifera Linn., Sp. PI. 1033. Wild Yam, 
Minikoi; Fleming ! 
A common species in a wild state throughout India, Indo-China, and Malaya; 
possibly couspechic with the next. Mr. Fleming does not note if it is a 
cultivated or a wild species. It is sometimes cultivated, and both the root and 
leaf-tubers are eaten. The latter are also in Ceylon used as a fish-bait. 
156. Dioscorea sativa Linn., Sp. PI. 1033; Watt, Diet., iii, 133. The' 
Garden Yam. 
Ameni ; cultivated, Robinson, Hume. Cultivated generally in the tropics, 
native country unknown. There are no speciinens either in Mr. Hmne’s or 
in Dr. Alcock’s collection, and it is, therefore, not impossible that it is not 
D. sativa but D, bulbijera that is grown in 'Ameni. 
Liliace^. 
157. €S-loriosa superba Lum., Sp. PI. 305 ; Eoxb., Flor. Ind., ii, 143. 
Anderut; plentiful, Alcock ! 
Wild throughout South-Eastern Asia, but also often cultivated as an orna¬ 
mental plant, and on account of the poisonous properties reputed to reside in its 
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