Catalogue of Plants – Edition II
Catalogue of Plants – Edition II
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<strong>Catalogue</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plants</strong> <strong>–</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>II</strong><br />
NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME<br />
1 Aamanaka Castor bean Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae<br />
2 Aadaththodaa Malabar nut Adhatoda vasica Acanthaceae<br />
3 Afihun Opium poppy Papaver somniferum Papaveraceae<br />
4 Ahi / Ehi Cheese fruit /<br />
Great morinda /<br />
Indian mulberry<br />
Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae<br />
5 An'bihi Gamboge tree Garcinia cambogia Guttiferae<br />
6 Akarakara Pellitory root /<br />
Spanish Chamomile /<br />
Spanish pellitory<br />
7 Arolhi Troical almond /<br />
Nut gall<br />
8 Asalhiyaa Cress /<br />
Garden cress<br />
9 Assaroon Asarum /<br />
European wild ginger<br />
10 Baiy goan'bili Sweet acacia /<br />
Cassie flower /<br />
Perfumed wattle<br />
11 Babuna Chamomile /<br />
Pin heads<br />
12 Ban'gufilla /<br />
Beydhaana<br />
13 Beys Laami Black damer /<br />
Elemi<br />
Anacyclus pyrethrum Asteraceae /<br />
Compositae<br />
Terminalia chebula Combretaceae<br />
Lepidium sativum Brassicaceae<br />
Asarum europaeum Aristolochiaceae<br />
Acacia farnesiana Fabaceae<br />
Anthemis nobilis Asteraceae<br />
Henbane Hyoscyamus niger Solanaceae<br />
Canarium strictum Burseraceae<br />
14 Beydhanaa Common quince Cydonia oblonga Rosaceae<br />
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NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME<br />
15 Beys fathan'gu Sappan wood Caesalpinia sappan Caesalpiniaceae<br />
16 Binhimagas /<br />
Binhama<br />
17 Bokaru Frangrant aloe-wood /<br />
Agal wood /<br />
Agallochum /<br />
Eagle wood<br />
18 Buran'dha gon'di /<br />
Bodu raalhu /<br />
Buran'dha / Buran'dha<br />
filaa<br />
Ticktrefoil Desmodium triflorum Fabaceae<br />
Pig weed / Spreading<br />
hog weed / Hog weed /<br />
Tar vein<br />
Aquilaria agallocha Thymelaeceae<br />
Beorhaavia diffusa Nyctaginaceae<br />
19 Burolhi Beleric myrobalan Terminalia bellerica Combretaceae<br />
20 Dhaiykuran'dhu /<br />
Dhaiykuran'dhuru<br />
- Barleria priontis Acanthaceae<br />
21 Dhebudhaaru Deodar / False ashoka Polyalthia longifolia Annonaceae<br />
22 Dhikkanfaiy Climbing dayflower Commelina diffusa Commelinaceae<br />
23 Dhiyamudholhi Bengal dayflower /<br />
tropical spiderwort<br />
24 Dhun'gethi Garden quinine /<br />
Glory-bower<br />
Commelina<br />
benghalensis<br />
Commelinaceae<br />
Clerodendrum inerme Verbenaceae<br />
25 Dhunnika Five leaved chaste tree Vitex negundo Verbenaceae<br />
26 Eggamu muraka Milk hedge /<br />
Milk bush /<br />
Pencil euphorbia<br />
27 Emmuli vina /<br />
Kotharu kaa vina /<br />
Emmuli filaa<br />
Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbiaceae<br />
Chay root Oldenlandia umbellata Rubiaceae<br />
28 Esmaa alhaa gas Clearing nut tree Strychnos potatorum Loganiaceae<br />
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NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME<br />
29 Farihi dhamui Caraway Carum carvi Umbelliferae<br />
30 Fefurument Peppermint Mentha Piperita Lamiaceae<br />
31 Fonithulhaa Java tea / Otaka Ocimum gratissimum Lamiaceae<br />
32 Fothihuvan’dhu Java galangal /<br />
aromatic ginger<br />
33 Fulooniya /<br />
Pulooniya<br />
Kurchi /<br />
Conessine<br />
34 Fusthulhaa Silver bush / necklace<br />
pod<br />
35 Gaikehen'bulhi /<br />
Gaikahaahun'buli<br />
36 Ganjaa India hemp /<br />
Hashish /<br />
Marijuana<br />
37 Gan'dhuraha /<br />
Gan'dharaha<br />
38 Gan'dha koalhi /<br />
Hudhu gan'dhakoalhi /<br />
Raiy gan'dhakoalhi<br />
Kaempferia galanga Zingiberaceae<br />
Holarrhena<br />
antidysenterica<br />
Apocynaceae<br />
Sophora tomentosa Fabaceae<br />
Sweet basil Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae<br />
Sakaitree /<br />
Mukul /<br />
Gum guggal<br />
Cannabis sativa Cannabaceae<br />
Balsamodendron<br />
mukul<br />
Burseraceae<br />
Sweet basil Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae<br />
39 Garada Devil's cotton Abroma augusta Malvaceae<br />
40 Gedha (raiy gedha)<br />
Gandhaa fellaa<br />
41 Haalhala /<br />
Haulhala<br />
Garden purslane /<br />
Pig weed<br />
42 Habaru gas Medicinal plant /<br />
Barbados aloe<br />
Sea vetch tree Desmodium<br />
umbellatum<br />
Portulaca oleracea Portulacaceae<br />
Aloe barbadensis /<br />
A.vera<br />
Fabaceae<br />
Asphodelaceae<br />
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NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME<br />
43 Hithi dhamui Bishop /<br />
Ajwan<br />
44 Hudhuhuiyppilaa /<br />
Hudhuhuffelaa<br />
Carum copticum Umbelliferae<br />
Pot pata Aerva lanata Amarantaceae<br />
45 Hun'gu Asafoetida Ferula assafoetida Apiaceae<br />
46 Huisun Costus root /<br />
Kut root<br />
47 Huvagoh Sweet flag /<br />
Calamus /<br />
Sweet sedge<br />
Saussurea lappa Compositae<br />
Acorus calamus Acoraceae<br />
48 Iraaku Tooth brush tree Salvadora persica Salvadoraceae<br />
49 Jamalu kotaa Purging croton Croton tiglium Euphorbiaceae<br />
50 Kaalhu lun'boa Stone breaker Phyllanthus niruri /<br />
syn. P. Debilis<br />
51 Kaasinjee Citronella grass /<br />
Lemon grass / Ginger<br />
grass / Scented grass<br />
52 Kabbaabu Tail pepper /<br />
Java pepper /<br />
Cubeb<br />
53 Kairu / Kairi /<br />
Hudhu kairi / Kalhu<br />
kairi<br />
54 Kalhu dhiri Black cumin /<br />
Black caraway /<br />
Love in a mist<br />
55 Kalhu kan'dhili /<br />
Kalhu kan'dhiri<br />
56 Kalhurevi /<br />
Bodurevi<br />
Cymbopongon nardus /<br />
syn. C. Exaltus<br />
Phyllanthaceae<br />
Poaceae<br />
Piper cubeba Piperaceae<br />
Black cutch Acacia catechu Fabaceae<br />
Trailing eclipta / False<br />
daisy<br />
Nigella sativa Ranunculaceae<br />
Eclipta alba Asteraceae<br />
Black mustard Brassica nigra Brassicaceae<br />
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NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME<br />
57 Kambulic /<br />
Fenkumburuvaani /<br />
Valu kafa<br />
58 Kaseeraa Gum tragacanth /<br />
Tragacanth<br />
Fleabane Vernonia cinerea Compositae<br />
Astragalus gummifer Fabaceae<br />
59 Kashihen'boo Prickly chaff flower Achyranthes apsera Amaranthaceae<br />
60 Kashikothan /<br />
Kothan<br />
61 Kelaa /<br />
Huvan'dhu kelaa<br />
62 Kirikulhlha /<br />
Hirikulha<br />
Lantana Lantana camara Verbenaceae<br />
Sandal wood Santalum album Santalaceae<br />
Lilac tasselflower Emilia sonchifolia Asteraceae<br />
63 Kiruthona Asthma weed Euphobia hirta Euphorbiaceae<br />
64 Kochchey faiy Billygoat's weed /<br />
Appa weed<br />
Ageratum conyzoides Asteraceae<br />
65 Kolizaan Siamese ginger /<br />
Calanga cardomons /<br />
Galangale / Caterrh<br />
root<br />
Alpinia galanga Zingiberaceae<br />
66 Kudheenaa Country mint Mentha spicata Lamiaceae<br />
67 Kudhihithi /<br />
Vihafilaa /<br />
Valu muran'ga<br />
68 Kudhi revi Brown mustard /<br />
Indian mustard<br />
Indigo plant Indig<strong>of</strong>era tinctoria Fabaceae<br />
Brassica juncea Cruciferae<br />
69 Kudhi-ruvaali Giant bush hop Dodonaea viscosa Sapindaceae<br />
70 Kunahan'gaali /<br />
Kunahagaali<br />
- Stereospermum<br />
suaveolens<br />
Bignoniaceae<br />
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NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME<br />
71 Kun'buru Elephant creeper Entada scandens /<br />
Entada pusaetha<br />
72 Kulhithulhaa /<br />
Kudithelhaa<br />
73 Kukulhu faiypilaa /<br />
Kukulhufilaa<br />
Holy basil /<br />
Mosquito plant<br />
74 Kukun Saffron /<br />
Saffron crocus<br />
Mimosaceae<br />
Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae<br />
Sacred basil Hibiscus solandra Malvaceae<br />
Crocus sativus Iridaceae<br />
75 Kumunzaani Benzoin Styrax benzion Styracaceae<br />
76 Lansimoo Khus-khus'grass Vetiveria zizanioides<br />
77 Maabulhaa /<br />
Maabbelhau<br />
Country mallow /<br />
Indian mallow /<br />
Velvet leaf<br />
78 Malikuruvaa Periwinkle /<br />
Coral hibiscus /<br />
Madagascar<br />
79 Mapijjaa /<br />
Maafilaa<br />
80 Mariyan maa Fun plant /<br />
Rose <strong>of</strong> Jericho<br />
Sea purslane Sesuvium<br />
portulacastrum<br />
Poaceae<br />
Abutilon striatum Malvaceae<br />
Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae<br />
Selaginella<br />
lepidophylla<br />
Aizoaceae<br />
Selaginellaceae<br />
81 Masthakaa Mastic Pistacia lentiscus Ancardiaceae<br />
82 Maskothan Malabar Anisomeles malabarica Lamiaceae<br />
83 Misuru gan'dhakoalhi Basil Angelonia<br />
salicariaefolia<br />
Scrophulariaceae<br />
84 Nannaari Indian saraparilla Hemidesmus indicus Asclepiadaceae<br />
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NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME<br />
85 Oabaiy Fenugreek Trigonella<br />
foenumgraecum<br />
86 Oshani /<br />
Eshani<br />
87 Raa-beburi /<br />
Raa-beberi<br />
88 Raarohi /<br />
Raaruhi<br />
Thorn apple / Devil's<br />
apple / Jimson weed /<br />
Angels trumpet<br />
Wild or Dog mustard /<br />
Spider flower /<br />
Tick weed<br />
Indian sankewood,<br />
latherleaf<br />
Fabaceae<br />
Datura stramonium Solanaceae<br />
Cleome viscosa Cleamaceae<br />
Colubrina asiatica Rhamnaceae<br />
89 Reen'dho<strong>of</strong>ilaa Purslane Portulaca tuberosa /<br />
P.sativa<br />
90 Ruvaa /<br />
Hudhu-ruvaa /<br />
Raiy ruvaa<br />
Milk weed / Madar /<br />
Ivory plant / Crown<br />
flower / Gigantic<br />
swallow wort<br />
Portulacaceae<br />
Calotropis gigantea Asclepiadaceae<br />
91 Salamisri Jersy orchid Orchis laxifolia Orchidaceae<br />
92 Sathaavaru Asparagus Asparagus racemosus Liliaceae<br />
93 Sincorner Peruvian bark Cinchina <strong>of</strong>ficinalis Rubiaceae<br />
94 Thaavakkaashi ruh Sea coconut /<br />
Double Coconut<br />
Lodoicea Maldivica Arecaceae<br />
95 Thakoovah Nutmeg Myristica fragrans Myristicaceae<br />
96 Than'bivah Quaker buttons /<br />
Nux vomica<br />
97 Thileyo Gingelly / Sesame /<br />
Till / Benne<br />
98 Vaffufulhi /<br />
Vaff<strong>of</strong>alhi<br />
Indian acalypha /<br />
Indian nettle<br />
Strychnos nuxvomica Loganiaceae<br />
Sesamum indicum Pedaliaceae<br />
Acalypha indica Euphorbiaceae<br />
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NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME<br />
99 Vaifilaa /<br />
Kukulhu vaifilaa<br />
100 Vai gugu Indian olibanum /<br />
Gum olibanum /<br />
Frankincense tree<br />
Caravalla seeds Gynandropsis<br />
gynandra<br />
Capparaceae<br />
Boswellia sacra Burseraceae<br />
101 Vakifu Long pepper Piper longum Piperaceae<br />
102 Vashan'guli /<br />
Vashon'guli<br />
103 Vaththiyara Foetid cassia /<br />
Sickle pod<br />
Dragon's blood Daemonorops draco /<br />
Calamus draco<br />
Senna obtusifolia<br />
syn.Cassia tora<br />
Arecaceae<br />
Fabaceae<br />
104 Valu muran'ga Indigo plant Indig<strong>of</strong>era tinctoria Fabaceae<br />
105 Velan'buli /<br />
Umbulivella<br />
Dodder laural /<br />
Love-vine<br />
Cassytha filiformis /<br />
Cascuta reflexa<br />
106 Veppilaa Thyme leaved gratiola Bacopa monnieri<br />
syn. Herpestis<br />
monnieri<br />
107 Veymui Sweet wood /<br />
Liquorice<br />
108 Viha bashi Bitter sweet /<br />
Woody night shade<br />
Lauraceae<br />
Scrophulariaceae<br />
Glycyrrhiza glabra Fabaceae<br />
Solanum dulcamara Solanaceae<br />
109 Vihagiguni Sun hemp Crotalaria retusa Fabaceae<br />
110 Vihalagon’di /<br />
Vehathan<br />
Superb lily /<br />
Gloriosa lily<br />
111 Zaggoom Maxican poppy /<br />
Prickly poppy /<br />
Devil's fig<br />
Gloriosa superba Liliaceae<br />
Argemone maxicana Papaveraceae<br />
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