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The bitter kernels of the seeds are used as a remedy for malarial fevers; from which 
fact the seeds are sometimes called ‘‘ fever nuts.’’ 
REFERENCES: 
Guilandina crista (1L.) Small, Fl. Southeastern U. 8. 591. 1904. 
Caesalpinia crista L. Sp. Pl. 1: 3880. 1753. 
Guilandina bonduc L. Sp. Pl. 1: 381. 17538. 
Guilandina bonducella L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2. 1: 545. 1762. 
Guingambo (Porto Rico). See Abelmoschus esculentus, 
Gum and resin plants. 
Acacia farnesiana.—Aromo; yields a gum like that of gum arabic, used by the 
natives as a mucilage 
Anacardium occidentale.—Kasué; yields ‘‘ cashew gum, 
guard against attacks of insects. 
Artocarpus communis.—Breadfruit; yields a milky latex, used as a sizing for 
whitewash and a medium for mixing paint; becomes stiff on exposure to air, 
and is used for paying seams of canoes and troughs. 
Calophyllum inophyllum.—Palo maria; the source of a resin, sometimes called 
tacamahac, soluble in spirits. 
Ochrocarpus obovalis.—Chopag; yields a resin somewhat like that of the palo 
maria, to which it is closely related. 
Ochrosia mariannensis.—Yellow-wood; yields a latex like rubber; not utilized 
in Guam. 
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used as a varnish to 
Gulamdan (Guam, Philippines). See Gracilaria confervoides, under Alga. 
Gulos (Guam). 
An unidentified tree. Leaves abruptly pinnate, the leaflets in two pairs, the ter- 
mina: pair much the larger; fruit eaten by bats ( Pteropus keraudreni); seeds edible, 
said to be somewhat like almonds. Tree common on the east coast near Pago. 
Gumbo (Louisiana). See Ahbelmoschus esculentus, 
Gumamela (Guam). See Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. 
Guttiferae. See Clusiuceae. 
Gynopogon torresianus. MAILE, 
Family Apocynaceae. 
LocaL NAME.—Nanago (Guam), 
A low glabrous evergreen shrub with aromatic, glossy leaves arranged in whorls 
of three or four. Leaves elliptical or narrowly obovate, obtuse, subemarginate, cori- 
aceous, tapering to the base, short-petioled or nearly sessile; flowers small, salver- 
shaped, white, in axillary clusters with the peduncle exceeding the short petioie; 
peduncle usually 2-flowered; calyx 5-parted; corolla tube cylindrical, slightly 
swollen around the anthers and the throat usually somewhat dilated; lobes 5, 
spreading, contorted in the bud, the throat without scales; stamens 5, inserted in 
the tube, alternating with the corolla lobes; anthers erect, turned inwards, 2-celled, 
inclosed in the tube; ovary of 2 distinct carpels, united by a single style; ovules few 
in each carpel, in 2 rows; fruit an elliptical or nearly round drupe or berry. 
This species was collected in Guam by Gaudichaud, who obtained only imperfect 
specimens of it. Leaves 24 to 36 mm. long, 10 to 20 mm. wide; lateral veins close 
together, rather distinct; petioles 2 to 4 mm. long. In specimens collected by the 
writer many of the leaves were sessile. Common on rocky cliffs, especially on the 
promontory between Asan and Tepungan, at the base of which the road passes 
aiong the edge of the sea. The plant has the coumarin-like fragrance of the allied 
species in Hawaii and Samoa, which are called maile or lau-maile by the natives of 
those islands. In Hawait Gynopogon olivaeforme is highly esteemed. It is made 
into garlands by the natives and its fragrance is celebrated in their songs. Its spe-- 
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