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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 1 Aamanaka Castor bean Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae

2 Aadaththodaa Malabar nut Adhatoda vasica Acanthaceae

3 Afihun Opium poppy Papaver somniferum Papaveraceae

4 Ahi / Ehi Cheese fruit / Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae Great morinda / Indian mulberry

5 An'bihi Gamboge tree Garcinia cambogia Guttiferae

6 Akarakara Pellitory root / Anacyclus pyrethrum Asteraceae / Spanish Chamomile / Compositae Spanish pellitory

7 Arolhi Troical almond / Terminalia chebula Combretaceae Nut gall

8 Asalhiyaa Cress / Lepidium sativum Brassicaceae Garden cress

9 Assaroon Asarum / Asarum europaeum Aristolochiaceae European wild ginger

10 Baiy goan'bili Sweet acacia / Acacia farnesiana Fabaceae Cassie flower / Perfumed wattle

11 Babuna Chamomile / Anthemis nobilis Asteraceae Pin heads

12 Ban'gufilla / Henbane Hyoscyamus niger Solanaceae

Beydhaana

13 Beys Laami Black damer / Canarium strictum Burseraceae Elemi

14 Beydhanaa Common quince Cydonia oblonga Rosaceae

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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 15 Beys fathan'gu Sappan wood Caesalpinia sappan Caesalpiniaceae

16 Binhimagas / Ticktrefoil Desmodium triflorum Fabaceae Binhama

17 Bokaru Frangrant aloe-wood / Aquilaria agallocha Thymelaeceae Agal wood / Agallochum / Eagle wood 18 Buran'dha gon'di / Pig weed / Spreading Beorhaavia diffusa Nyctaginaceae Bodu raalhu / hog weed / Hog weed / Buran'dha / Buran'dha Tar vein filaa 19 Burolhi Beleric myrobalan Terminalia bellerica Combretaceae

20 Dhaiykuran'dhu / - Barleria priontis Acanthaceae Dhaiykuran'dhuru

21 Dhebudhaaru Deodar / False ashoka Polyalthia longifolia Annonaceae

22 Dhikkanfaiy Climbing dayflower Commelina diffusa Commelinaceae

23 Dhiyamudholhi Bengal dayflower / Commelina Commelinaceae tropical spiderwort benghalensis

24 Dhun'gethi Garden quinine / Clerodendrum inerme Verbenaceae Glory-bower

25 Dhunnika Five leaved chaste tree Vitex negundo Verbenaceae

26 Eggamu muraka Milk hedge / Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbiaceae

Milk bush / Pencil euphorbia

27 Emmuli vina / Chay root Oldenlandia umbellata Rubiaceae Kotharu kaa vina / Emmuli filaa

28 Esmaa alhaa gas Clearing nut tree Strychnos potatorum Loganiaceae

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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 29 Farihi dhamui Caraway Carum carvi Umbelliferae

30 Fefurument Peppermint Mentha Piperita Lamiaceae

31 Fonithulhaa Java tea / Otaka Ocimum gratissimum Lamiaceae

32 Fothihuvan’dhu Java galangal / Kaempferia galanga Zingiberaceae aromatic ginger

33 Fulooniya / Kurchi / Holarrhena Apocynaceae Pulooniya Conessine antidysenterica

34 Fusthulhaa Silver bush / necklace Sophora tomentosa Fabaceae pod

35 Gaikehen'bulhi / Sweet basil Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae Gaikahaahun'buli

36 Ganjaa India hemp / Cannabis sativa Cannabaceae Hashish / Marijuana

37 Gan'dhuraha / Sakaitree / Balsamodendron Burseraceae Gan'dharaha Mukul / mukul Gum guggal

38 Gan'dha koalhi / Sweet basil Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae Hudhu gan'dhakoalhi / Raiy gan'dhakoalhi

39 Garada Devil's cotton Abroma augusta Malvaceae

40 Gedha (raiy gedha) Garden purslane / Portulaca oleracea Portulacaceae

Gandhaa fellaa Pig weed

41 Haalhala / Sea vetch tree Desmodium Fabaceae Haulhala umbellatum

42 Habaru gas Medicinal plant / Aloe barbadensis / Asphodelaceae

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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 43 Hithi dhamui Bishop / Carum copticum Umbelliferae Ajwan

44 Hudhuhuiyppilaa / Pot pata Aerva lanata Amarantaceae Hudhuhuffelaa

45 Hun'gu Asafoetida Ferula assafoetida Apiaceae

46 Huisun Costus root / Saussurea lappa Compositae Kut root

47 Huvagoh Sweet flag / Acorus calamus Acoraceae Calamus / Sweet sedge

48 Iraaku Tooth brush tree Salvadora persica Salvadoraceae

49 Jamalu kotaa Purging croton Croton tiglium Euphorbiaceae

50 Kaalhu lun'boa Stone breaker Phyllanthus niruri / Phyllanthaceae syn. P. Debilis

51 Kaasinjee Citronella grass / Cymbopongon nardus / Poaceae Lemon grass / Ginger syn. C. Exaltus grass / Scented grass

52 Kabbaabu Tail pepper / Piper cubeba Piperaceae Java pepper / Cubeb

53 Kairu / Kairi / Black cutch Acacia catechu Fabaceae Hudhu kairi / Kalhu kairi

54 Kalhu dhiri Black cumin / Nigella sativa Ranunculaceae

Black caraway / Love in a mist

55 Kalhu kan'dhili / Trailing eclipta / False Eclipta alba Asteraceae Kalhu kan'dhiri daisy

56 Kalhurevi / Black mustard Brassica nigra Brassicaceae

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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 57 Kambulic / Fleabane Vernonia cinerea Compositae Fenkumburuvaani / Valu kafa

58 Kaseeraa Gum tragacanth / Astragalus gummifer Fabaceae Tragacanth

59 Kashihen'boo Prickly chaff flower Achyranthes apsera Amaranthaceae

60 Kashikothan / Lantana Lantana camara Verbenaceae Kothan

61 Kelaa / Sandal wood Santalum album Santalaceae Huvan'dhu kelaa

62 Kirikulhlha / Lilac tasselflower Emilia sonchifolia Asteraceae Hirikulha

63 Kiruthona Asthma weed Euphobia hirta Euphorbiaceae

64 Kochchey faiy Billygoat's weed / Ageratum conyzoides Asteraceae Appa weed

65 Kolizaan Siamese ginger / Alpinia galanga Zingiberaceae Calanga cardomons / Galangale / Caterrh root 66 Kudheenaa Country mint Mentha spicata Lamiaceae

67 Kudhihithi / Indigo plant Indigofera tinctoria Fabaceae Vihafilaa / Valu muran'ga

68 Kudhi revi Brown mustard / Brassica juncea Cruciferae

Indian mustard

69 Kudhi-ruvaali Giant bush hop Dodonaea viscosa Sapindaceae

70 Kunahan'gaali / - Stereospermum Bignoniaceae

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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 71 Kun'buru Elephant creeper Entada scandens / Mimosaceae Entada pusaetha

72 Kulhithulhaa / Holy basil / Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae Kudithelhaa Mosquito plant

73 Kukulhu faiypilaa / Sacred basil Hibiscus solandra Malvaceae Kukulhufilaa

74 Kukun Saffron / Crocus sativus Iridaceae Saffron crocus

75 Kumunzaani Benzoin Styrax benzion Styracaceae

76 Lansimoo Khus-khus'grass Vetiveria zizanioides Poaceae

77 Maabulhaa / Country mallow / Abutilon striatum Malvaceae Maabbelhau Indian mallow / Velvet leaf

78 Malikuruvaa Periwinkle / Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae Coral hibiscus / Madagascar

79 Mapijjaa / Sea purslane Sesuvium Aizoaceae Maafilaa portulacastrum

80 Mariyan maa Fun plant / Selaginella Selaginellaceae Rose of Jericho lepidophylla

81 Masthakaa Mastic Pistacia lentiscus Ancardiaceae

82 Maskothan Malabar Anisomeles malabarica Lamiaceae

83 Misuru gan'dhakoalhi Basil Angelonia Scrophulariaceae salicariaefolia

84 Nannaari Indian saraparilla Hemidesmus indicus Asclepiadaceae

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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 85 Oabaiy Fenugreek Trigonella Fabaceae foenumgraecum

86 Oshani / Thorn apple / Devil's Datura stramonium Solanaceae Eshani apple / Jimson weed / Angels trumpet

87 Raa-beburi / Wild or Dog mustard / Cleome viscosa Cleamaceae Raa-beberi Spider flower / Tick weed

88 Raarohi / Indian sankewood, Colubrina asiatica Rhamnaceae Raaruhi latherleaf

89 Reen'dhoofilaa Purslane Portulaca tuberosa / Portulacaceae P.sativa

90 Ruvaa / Milk weed / Madar / Calotropis gigantea Asclepiadaceae Hudhu-ruvaa / Ivory plant / Crown Raiy ruvaa flower / Gigantic swallow wort 91 Salamisri Jersy orchid Orchis laxifolia Orchidaceae

92 Sathaavaru Asparagus Asparagus racemosus Liliaceae

93 Sincorner Peruvian bark Cinchina officinalis Rubiaceae

94 Thaavakkaashi ruh Sea coconut / Lodoicea Maldivica Arecaceae Double Coconut

95 Thakoovah Nutmeg Myristica fragrans Myristicaceae

96 Than'bivah Quaker buttons / Strychnos nuxvomica Loganiaceae

Nux vomica

97 Thileyo Gingelly / Sesame / Sesamum indicum Pedaliaceae Till / Benne

98 Vaffufulhi / Indian acalypha / Acalypha indica Euphorbiaceae

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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME 99 Vaifilaa / Caravalla seeds Gynandropsis Capparaceae Kukulhu vaifilaa gynandra

100 Vai gugu Indian olibanum / Boswellia sacra Burseraceae Gum olibanum / Frankincense tree

101 Vakifu Long pepper Piper longum Piperaceae

102 Vashan'guli / Dragon's blood Daemonorops draco / Arecaceae Vashon'guli Calamus draco

103 Vaththiyara Foetid cassia / Senna obtusifolia Fabaceae Sickle pod syn.Cassia tora

104 Valu muran'ga Indigo plant Indigofera tinctoria Fabaceae

105 Velan'buli / Dodder laural / Cassytha filiformis / Lauraceae Umbulivella Love-vine Cascuta reflexa

106 Veppilaa Thyme leaved gratiola Bacopa monnieri Scrophulariaceae syn. Herpestis monnieri

107 Veymui Sweet wood / Glycyrrhiza glabra Fabaceae Liquorice

108 Viha bashi Bitter sweet / Solanum dulcamara Solanaceae Woody night shade

109 Vihagiguni Sun hemp Crotalaria retusa Fabaceae

110 Vihalagon’di / Superb lily / Gloriosa superba Liliaceae

Vehathan Gloriosa lily

111 Zaggoom Maxican poppy / Argemone maxicana Papaveraceae Prickly poppy / Devil's fig

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