182 TTSKKUL I'LANTS (iF GUAM. 



Ammannia coccinea. 



I''aiiiily LytliracciU'. 

 All amiiial erect <,'lal)rons lierl) prrowing in damp places, with 4-an»le(l stem and 

 iiarmwly linear, oppnsitc leaves, wliidi are (>l)tusely eordate-auriculate aii<l dilated 

 at tlu' somewhat (■lasi>iiiij hase, entire, 2 to 8 em. long, 2 to (> mm. wide, flowers 

 small, nearly axillary, 1 to 5 in each axil, sessile; calyx campanulate, with 8 ribs or 

 nerves; jietals 4, jmrple, decidnons, style elongated, very slender; stamens 4 to 8, 

 inserted on tiie calyx-tiilK'; ovary nearly globnlar, bnrsting irri'gnlarly. 



Collected in<inam by Lesson, who accompanied Dnmont dTrville on the /Ks/ro- 

 Idhc as natnralist. It occur.s also in the United States, Mexico, an<l IJra/.il. 

 Referencrs: 

 Am7nannia coccinea B,ot\]). I'l. Ilort. I'niv. (Ilavn.) I'rogramm. Desc. 7. 177:?. 



Ammannia octandra Cham, i^ Scldeclit. Same as ^1. cocchiea. 



Ampalea (Phili])pines). See Momordica charantia. 



Amor seco (Si)anish'). See (lomplirena glohom. 



Amores secos (Philippines, (inam). See Androjxxjon (iciadatus. 



Amot-tomaga or Amot-tumaga ((xuam). See Cassia sophera. 



Anacardiaceae. Cashew family. 



This family is represented in Guam Ijy the introduced Avdcdrdhun occidentale and 

 Mangifera hidirn. 

 Anacardium occidentale. Cashew. Plate xxix. 



Family Anacardiaceae. 



LoiAL NAMES. — Kasue, Kasoy (Guam) ; Casoy, Kasoe, Balubad, Bol-logo (Philip- 

 pines); Maranon (Mexico, Cuba, Panama); Pajnil (Porto Rico). 

 A spreading tree with simple, oval, entire leaves, rounded or emarginate at the 

 top, bearing a peculiar fruit, which consists of the enlarged, fleshy peduncle bearing 

 a kidney-shaped nut. The peduncle is pear-shaped, of a yellow or reddish color, 

 astringent when green, but when thoroughly ripe pleasantly acid and edible. The 

 nut is oily and its shell very acrid. When roasted it is edible, the kernel acquiring 

 a pleasant uiilky flavor. In roasting, the eyes and face should not be exposed to 

 the caustic fumes which rise from the shell. A yellowish oil of a sweet flavor may 

 be expressed from the kernel. The trunk and branches on 1)eing abraded yield a 

 transparent gum obnoxious to insects. An acrid oily licjuid derived from the shell 

 is used to protect books and furniture from the attacks of insects, and in the 

 Andaman Islands to preserve fishing lines. This tree, which is of great economic 

 importance in tropical America, is not much esteemed by the natives of Guam. 

 They sometimes eat the fruit and roast the nuts, but neither can be called a food 

 staple of the island. Although introduced more than a century ago, it has not spread 

 upon the island and is found only near the houses of natives, where it has been 

 planted, or on the sites of abandoned ranches. 



References: 

 Anacardium occidentale L. Sp. PL 1 : 383. 1753. 

 Anag-alide azul (Spanish). See Commelina benghalensis and C. nudiflora. 



Ananas (Spanish). See Ananas ananas. 



Ananas ananas. Pineapple. 



Family Bi'omeliaceae. 



Local names. — Pifia (Guam, Philippines); Piiia, Ananas (Spanish); Matzatli 



(Mexico). 



A plant with rigid sword-shaped leaves, having the edges armed with spines, and 



bearing the well-known fruit. The flowers have a 6-cleft perianth, with 6 stamens 



band 1 style. The ripe head consists of the thickened rachis, in which the flesh 



erries are imbedded, and the fleshy persistent bracts. The plant produces a singely 



