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with a hard, bony stone, which is trigonous or three-lobed, terminating at each end 
ina sharp point. The stone or nut is called ‘pili,’’ or almond, in the Philippines. 
This tree has been sparingly introduced into Guam. In his Islas Marianas ( Manila, 
1887) Don Francisco Olive y Garcia gives a catalogue of the trees growing on the 
island and mentions a single specimen of brea. This, however, is important, since it 
shows that the climate and soil of Guam are suitable for its propagation. 
REFERENCES: 
Canarium indicum Stickman, Herb. Amb. 1754; Amoen, Acad. 4: 1438. 1759. 
Canarium commune L. Mant. 1: 127. 1767. 
Canavali ensiforme. SWORD BEAN. SABRE BEAN, 
Family Fabaceae. 
LocaL NAMEs.—Akankan (Guam); Palang-palang (Philippines); Horsebean 
(Jamaica); Jack bean (Brit. W. Indies). 
A twining creeper; leaves pinnately trifoliolate, leaflets cordate-ovate, ovate-oblong, 
or ovate, rather acute; flowers in axiliary racemes, the peduncles and racemes each 
7.5 to 15cm. long; corolla purplish or white, papilionaceous, more than twice as long 
as the calyx; calyx deep, the limb 2-lipped, the upper lip projecting, entire or 
emarginate, the lower shortly 3-toothed; pod 15 to 25 em. long, linear-oblong, 
flattish, with a distinct rib on each valve near the upper suture, 8 to 12 seeded; 
seeds white, ovoid-oblong, subcompressed. 
Common in thickets and hedges everywhere in the Tropics. In Guam the racemes 
of purple flowers are conspicuous by the roadsides. The vernacular name Akankan 
signifies ‘‘molar teeth,’ from the appearance of the seeds. In some countries it is 
cultivated for the sake of its long esculent pods, the white-flowered and white-seeded 
varieties being considered the best for this purpose. It is a perennial. Though the 
pods are coarse in appearance, when sliced and boiled they are tender and scarcely 
inferior to French beans.© The mature beans roasted and ground have been used in 
Texas as a substitute for coffee. They are indigestible unless deprived of their outer 
skin. Kxperiments have proved these beans to be unsuitable for stock food. ? 
REFERENCES: 
Canavali ensiforme (L.) DC. Prod. 2: 404. 1825, as Canavalia ensiformis. 
Dolichos ensiformis L. Sp. Pl. 2: 725. 1753. 
Canavali obtusifolium. SEASIDE BEAN, 
LocaL NAMES. —Akankan-tasi (Guam); Palang-palang (Philippines); Mata de 
la Playa (Porto Rico); Mata de Costa (Cuba). 
A glabrous perennial creeper; leaves pinnately trifoliolate, leaflets thicker than those 
of the preceding species, obovate, obtuse, or sometimes emarginate; racemes few- 
flowered, usually overtopping the leaves; flowers in axillary racemes, corolla pur- 
plish; pod oblong, few-seeded, 10 to 12.5 cm. long; seeds usually chestnut-colored, 
opaque, ovoid, subcompressed. 
A strand plant widely distributed on tropical shores. In Guam, as in most places, 
it is associated with the goat’s-foot convolvulus (/pomoea pes-caprae). It is useful as 
a binder of loose sand. 
REFERENCES: 
Canavali obtusifolium (Lam.) DC. Prod. 2: 404. 1825, as Canavalia ensiformis. 
Dolichos obtusifolius Lam. Encyc. 2: 299. 1786. 
Canavalia. See Canavali. 
Cancién (Guam). 
A young coconut having a sweetish, edible rind. 
Candlenut. See Alewrites moluccana. 
@¥irminger, Man. Gardening for Bengal, ed. 4, p. 156. 
6 Lloyd and Moore, Feeding for beef. Mississippi Bull., No, 39, p. 166, Aug., 1896. 
