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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 1 Andaapool / Morning glory Ipomoea purpurea Convolvulaceae Thaalhafilimaa
2 Asurumaa Four o'clock flower / Mirabilis jalapa Nyctaginaceae Marvel of Peru
3 Badikulhi maa Coral plant / Russelia equiseliformis Scrophulariaceae Fountain bush
4 Banafsaa Wild voilet / Viola odorata Violaceae Sweet violet / Sweetscented violet
5 Boaganvilla Bougainvilliea Bougainvillea Nyctaginaceae spectabilis / B. glabra / B.buttiania 6 Boathashibageechaa - Aralia balfourii Araliaceae
7 Bon'dikan'dholhu Evening lily / Squill Scilla peruviana Liliaceae lily / Small wind squll / Cuban lily 8 Bodu mirihi Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia Compositae
9 Bokarumaa Yellow elder / Yellow Tecoma stans Bignoniaceae bells / Yellow oleander / Yellow trumpet tree
10 Bulhaanigoo Red hot cat tail / Acalypha hispida Euphorbiaceae Chenille plant / Monkey tail / Pussy tail
11 Champaapool Tail grape Artabotrys uncinatus Apocynaceae
12 Chaandhaneemaa Crepe jasmine Ervatamia coronaria Apocynaceae
13 Dhethan'dimaa gas Garden balsam Impatiens balsamina Balsaminaceae
14 En'bureymaa Purple wreath / Petrea volubilis Verbenaceae
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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 15 Farudhaabageechaa - Polyscias balfouriana / Araliaceae p. guilfoyei
16 Fashuimaagas / Crested cock's comb Celosia cristata Amaranthaceae Makhumaa
17 Fathan'gumaa Peacock flower / Caesalpinia Caesalpiniaceae Pride of Barbadose pulcherrima
18 Fen Oakidu Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Pontederiaceae
19 Fiyaathoshi Pink roses Rosa grandiflora Rosaceae Finifenmaa
20 Ginimaa Flame of the forest / Delonix regia Caesalpiniaceae Flameboyant / Royal poniciana
21 Guiala maa Kidaran Amorphophallus Araceae campanulatum
22 Giulhilaashi Indian gum / Acacia nilotica Mimosaceae Arabian gum / Babul
23 Gulchampaa Frangipanni Plumeria acutifolia Apocynaceae
24 Gulchampaa (bodu) White frangipanni Plumeria obtusa Apocynaceae
25 Gulchampaa (raiy) Red frangipanni Plumeria rubra Apocynaceae
26 Guleynooranmaa - Jasminum Oleaceae angustifolium
27 Gulhazaarumaa Pheasant's eye / Naricussus poeticus Amaryllidaceae Narcissus
28 Han'dhuvaree Golden dewdrop Duranta plumieri Verbenaceae
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Chapter 16
Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 29 Husnuheenaa Queen of the night / Cestrum nocturnum Solanaceae Night scented jasmine
30 Huvan'dhumaa Spanish jasmine / Jasminum Oleaceae White jasmine grandiflorum
31 Irah en'bureymaa Sun flower Helianthus annuus Asteraceae
32 Irudheymaa Arabian jasmine / Jasminum sambac Oleaceae Pichcha / Geta-pichcha
33 Janavareemaa Coral vine / Coral Antigonon leptopus Polygonaceae creeper / Chain of love vine / Mountain rose
34 Japaanu finifenmaa / Moss rose Portulaca grandiflora Portulacaceae Bed rose
35 Javaahirumaa Crepe myrtle / Lagerstroemia indica Lythraceae Maxican creeper / Indian lilac
36 Kaamineepool Orange jasmine / Murraya paniculata Rutaceae Stain wood tree
37 Kanfiay bageechaa Copper leaf Acalypha wilkesiana Euphorbiaceae
38 Kaneeru Oleander Nerium oleander Apocynaceae
39 Karankaa Garland flower / Hedychium Zingiberaceae Kahili ginger gardnerianum
40 Keeranmaa Prince of Orange Ixora chinensis Rubiaceae
41 Keesfilaa / Handifilaa / Sword fern Nephrolepis hirsutula Davlliaceae Handifangivah / Kulhlhahavaali
42 Kokaagas Coleus Coleus pumilus / Lamiaceae
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Chapter 17
Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 43 Kudhimaa Jasmine Jasminum laurifolium Oleaceae
44 Kudhiraiy maa Jungle flame / Ixora coccinea Rubiaceae Flame of the wood
45 Kuriraiyvaa Painted spurge Euphorbia Euphorbiaceae heterophylla
46 Maakan'dholhu Seashore lily / Crinum asiaticum Amaryllidaceae St. John's lily / Poison bulb
47 Malikubodumaa Indian pubescens Jasminum pubescens Oleaceae
48 Matharesmaa Zinnia Zinnia elegans Asteraceae
49 Muraka saimaa Coral hibiscus Hibiscus schizopetalus Malvaceae
50 Nailoafaru White water lily / Nymphaea odorata Nymphaeaceae Egyptain lotus / White pond lily
51 Narugis Zephyr flower / Zephyranthes Amaryllidaceae Zephyr lily grandiflora
52 Nanreethimaa / Butterfly pea / Clitoria ternatea Papilonaceae Kulhan'dhilimaa / Bluebell flower Fiya nooma
53 Nufolhey saimaa Wax mallow Malvaviscus arboreus Malvaceae
54 Oakid Ground orchid Spathoglottis plicata Orchidaceae
55 Raiykan'dholhu Ginger lily / Rhoeo spathacea Commelinaceae Moses-in the cradle
56 Raiy bageechaa / Garden croton / Codiaeum variegatum Euphorbiaceae
Rihaakuru - bageecha Variegated laurel
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Chapter 18
Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 57 Sandhubaraka French marigold / Tagetes erecta / Asteraceae African marigold T. patula
58 Saimaa Hibiscus / Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Malvaceae Shoe flower / China rose
59 Sathaavareemaa Cardinal climber / Quamoclit pennata Convolvulaceae Cyperuss vine
60 Than'buru Beach morning glory Ipomoea biloba Convolvulaceae
61 Than'diraiymaa Night jasmine Nyctanthes arbor- Oleaceae tristis
62 Thasbeehagas / Indian shot plant Canna indica Cannaceae Kenaa
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