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 Aboojahulu ruh Dwarf Sago Palm /<br />
Fossil cycad<br />
Cycas revoluta Caycadaceae<br />
2 An’bulha Hog Plum Spondias mombin Anacardiaceae<br />
3 Bakarinukaa /<br />
Reen’dhoomaa<br />
Yellow alder Turnera ulmifolia Turneraceae<br />
4 Balaadhuru marking nut tree semecarpus<br />
anacardium<br />
Anacardiaceae<br />
5 Baru Grey mangrove Avicennia marina Avicenniaceae<br />
6 Bileiy Betel leaf /<br />
Betel pipper /<br />
Pan plant<br />
Piper betle Piperaceae<br />
7 Binmagoo - Oldenlandia biflora Rubiaceae<br />
8 Bissaagu -<br />
9 Boakashikeyo Wild Screwpine /<br />
pandanus<br />
10 Bodu dhun’buri Suicide tree / pongpong<br />
11 Bodu veliveyo /<br />
Assi than’buru<br />
Acalypha fallax Euphorbiaceae<br />
Pandanus tectorius<br />
parkinson<br />
Pandanaceae<br />
Cerbera odollam Apocynaceae<br />
Goat's foot creeper Ipomoea pes-caprae Convolvulaceae<br />
12 Champaa Kan’dholhu Swamp lily Crinum zeylanicum Liliaceae<br />
13 Dhaagan’du Kekuri Wild Passion fruit Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae<br />
14 Dhamuipool Thymol /<br />
Bishops weed /<br />
King's cumin<br />
Trachyspermum ammi /<br />
syn: Trachyspermum<br />
copticum (L.)<br />
Apiaceae<br />
Chapter 8: Others<br />
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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 />
15 Dhiguthiyara /<br />
Dhikaththiri<br />
Negro c<strong>of</strong>ee /<br />
C<strong>of</strong>fee senna<br />
16 Dhivehi kasthoori Musk Mallow Plant /<br />
Abelmosk /<br />
Musk seed<br />
Cassia occidentalis Fabaceae<br />
Abelmoschus<br />
moschatus<br />
syn.Hibiscus abelmoschus<br />
Malvaceae<br />
17 Dhunfaiy Cultivated tobacco Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae<br />
18 Dhuveydhaaru Deodar cedar /<br />
Himalayan cedar<br />
19 Ethumadhu /<br />
Ethimadhu<br />
Cedrus deodara Pinaceae<br />
China root Similax china Liliaceae<br />
20 Faalsaa False berry Grewia asiatica Tiliaceae<br />
21 Farudhaa Bageechaa /<br />
Felhah gas<br />
22 Fathun faifalhaa /<br />
Thunduken’di<br />
23 Fathun gasfalhaa Air plant /<br />
Life plant<br />
24 Fankaa ruh /<br />
Thasbeeha ruh<br />
25 Fehivina /<br />
Rai vina<br />
Wild c<strong>of</strong>fee Polyscias guilfoylei<br />
Life plant Bryophyllum pinnatum<br />
/<br />
syn. B. Calycinum<br />
Palmyra palm /<br />
Dwarf fan palm /<br />
Europian fan palm<br />
Araliaceae<br />
Crassulaceae<br />
Kalanchoe pinnata Crassulaceae<br />
Chamaerops humilis Arecaceae<br />
- Alternanthera bicolor /<br />
Alternanthera ficoidea<br />
Amaranthaceae<br />
26 Fehuruh Hawaiian red ti Cordyline fruticosa Liliaceae<br />
27 Fenfoah ruh Areca- nut / betel palm Areca catechu Arecaceae<br />
28 Fen gas Traveller's aplm Ravenala<br />
madagascarriensis<br />
Strelitziaceae<br />
Chapter 8: Others<br />
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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 />
29 Fenfehandhaa /<br />
Beyken’biveyo<br />
Heart leaved moon<br />
seed<br />
30 Fonimaa Mug wort /<br />
Bala-tagar /<br />
Indian valerian<br />
Tinospora cordifolia Menispermaceae<br />
Adansonia digitata Malvaceae<br />
31 Furuh Carpentaria Palm Carpentaria acuminata Arecaceae<br />
32 Goh Kulhan’dhuru Nut grass /<br />
Nut sedge<br />
Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae<br />
33 Harumal Syrian rue Peganum harmala Nitraraceae<br />
34 Heenaa Henna Lawsonia inermis /<br />
syn. L. alba<br />
35 Hunigon’difilaa Frogfruit, sawtooth<br />
fogfruit<br />
36 Kafa /<br />
Ohkafa /<br />
Fukkafa<br />
Cotton /<br />
Tree cotton /<br />
Upland cotton<br />
37 Kaharuvah gas Looking-glass<br />
mangrove<br />
38 Kalhukalhlha Slipper plant /<br />
Zig-zag plant<br />
Lythraceae<br />
Lippia nudiflora Verbenaceae<br />
Gossypium<br />
herbaceaeum /<br />
G. arborem /<br />
G. hirustum<br />
Heritiera littoralis<br />
syn. Heritiera minor<br />
Pendilanthus<br />
tithymaloides<br />
Malvaceae<br />
Malvaceae<br />
Euphorbiaceae<br />
39 Kashikunburu Molucca bean Caesalpina bonduce Caesalpiniaceae<br />
40 K<strong>of</strong>ee C<strong>of</strong>ee C<strong>of</strong>fea spp Rubiaceae<br />
41 Kokoa Cocoa /<br />
Chocolate tree<br />
Theobroma cacao Malvaceae<br />
Chapter 8: Others<br />
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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 />
43 Kudakudhinge<br />
Karanfoo<br />
44 Kudhilun’boa Lime berry /<br />
Myrtle lime<br />
45 Kunaahai<br />
(hai)<br />
- Corchorus acutangulus Tiliaceae<br />
Mat sedge /<br />
Reed<br />
46 Kulhigan’dhu White cherry /<br />
Winter cherry<br />
47 Kurifilaa False jalap /<br />
Turbith /<br />
Turpeth<br />
Triphasia trifoliata Rutaceae<br />
Cyperus polystachyos Cyperaceae<br />
Withania somnifera Solanaceae<br />
Ipomoea turpethum Convolvulceae<br />
48 Kurikihaaffilaa Spider lily Hymenocallis caribaea Alliaceae<br />
49 Kurun’dhu Crab's eye vine /<br />
Jumble beads /<br />
Rosary pea<br />
Abrus precatorius Fabaceae<br />
50 Ladhugas Sensitive plant Mimosa pudica Fabaceae<br />
51 Maahui Crowfoot grass Dactylocenium<br />
aegyptiacum<br />
52 Maanifaa /<br />
Maahen’beri<br />
Mackenzie bean /<br />
Jackbean<br />
Poaceae<br />
Canavalia maritima Fabaceae<br />
53 Maavina Tridax daisy Tridax procumbens Asteraceae<br />
54 Magoo /<br />
Geraa<br />
Sea lettuce tree /<br />
Half flower tree /<br />
Beach naupaka<br />
Scaevola taccada Goodeniaceae<br />
55 Mahulun’boa St. Lucie cherry Prunus mahaleb Rosaceae<br />
56 Meyyalun’boa - Phyllanthus debilis Euphorbiaceae<br />
Chapter 8: Others<br />
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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 />
57 Mirihi /<br />
Valu Mirihi<br />
- Wedelia calendulacea /<br />
W. biflora<br />
Comppsitae<br />
58 Nithubadi Nil puruk (s) Ruella ringens Acanthaceae<br />
59 Ofieleygas Burmese rosewood Pterocarpus indicus Fabaceae<br />
60 Onuhiri Guinaea grass Panicum maximum Poaceae<br />
61 Ranauraa Mature tea tree /<br />
Cassia tree /<br />
Avaram<br />
62 Rakimaa /<br />
Maleybu<br />
63 Ranguveyo /<br />
Kulavelau<br />
Cassia auriculata Caesalpiniaceae<br />
Vervain Stachytarpheta<br />
jamaicensis / Syn.<br />
Stachytarpheta indica<br />
Verbenceae<br />
Corky passion wine Passiflora suberosa Passifloraceae<br />
64 Rubbudufilaa Bird's nest fern Psilotum nudum Psilotaceae<br />
65 Saifaiy Tea leaves Camellia sinensis /<br />
syn. Camellia thea<br />
Theaceae<br />
66 Saiboanigas Soapnut tree Sapidus emarginatus Sapindaceae<br />
67 Sikun’di Badhan Walnut Juglans regia Juglandaceae<br />
68 Suthuli gas Mount lily Yucca gloriosa Agavaceae<br />
69 Thaa ruh Palmyra palm Borassus flabellifer Arecaceae<br />
70 Thakkaralaa Indian madder Rubia cordifolia Rubiaceae<br />
Chapter 8: Others<br />
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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 />
71 Thela Blinding tree, river<br />
poison tree<br />
72 Thunbulhi Hui vina Cane grass Eragrostis tenella /<br />
syn. E. amabilis<br />
Excoecaria agallocha Euphorbiaceae<br />
Poaceae<br />
73 Veyo Dhiggaa - Sida veronicaefolia Malvaceae<br />
74 Viha kekuri /<br />
Valikekuri<br />
Ulcardo melon /<br />
Smooth cucumber<br />
Cucumis melo Cucurbitaceae<br />
Chapter 8: Others<br />
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