ISC) nSKFlTL PLANTS (>K GUAM. 



Apii ^ Hawaii). Soo AhirttKid vmrrnrrhiza . 



Apium petroselinum. Sain(> an Prlrottclliinm pctrnaeltmaiu 



Aphloghatin§: cir Aplokhating' ((Jiiaiu). See /'.Nv/r/to/z/a iixiridiKi. 



Aplog ((hiaiii. ) 



The local name for a small cocniiut in wliicli water has begun tn Idiin. 



Apocynaceae. Doghank family. 



.Vimiiiir the indigenous Apocynaceae growing in Onam arc Orlirdsin ^(//^(tiiiit'tisls, 

 a tree with glossy knaves, milky saj). and yellow wood, and the (inam "nanago" 

 ((j'!l)iopo(jon iorimidnns), aplantallicd to the " nuiile" of Hawaii, with fragrant glossy 

 leaves and small white flowers. Among the cultivated ])huits arc the common ole- 

 ander {Ncriioii <ili'<ui<h'r), here called ''a<lelfa," an<l the connnon ])ink periwinkle, 

 LiicltiH-ra rosea. It is snrprishig to nott' theah.^jcnce of such conmion plants asriujiieria 

 alba and Cerhern thevctia, which occur in tropical gardens all over the world. 



Apson I < inam). See Agsoin. 



Araceae. See Alocas^a and Caladlum. 



Arachis hypogaea. "kanut. ' Eartfintt. Groundnut. 



Family Faliaceae 



Local names. — Kakahuate, Kakaguate (Guam); Cacahuate, Tlalcacahuatl (Mex- 

 ico); Manf (Panama, Peru, Chile, Philippines); Katjang-tana (Java). 

 A low plant which bears the well-known peanut. Leaves abruptly pinnate, with 

 two pains of leaflets and no tendril; flowers yellow, 5 to 7 together in the 

 axils of the leaves. After the plant has finished flowering and the pods begin to 

 lengthen the pedicels force them into the earth, where they ripen their seeds. 



Commonly cultivated in Guam, where it thrives, l)ut never planted on an exten- 

 sive scale. Between Agafia, the capital, and Punta Piti, the landing place in the 

 harbor of Apra, the road is bordered with small patches oi this plant at several 

 points, where it has been i:)lanted by the inhabitants of neighboring houses. It 

 grows readily and with little care in the sandy soil, and the nuts are of good (juality. 

 It could he cultivated more generally and would be a benefit to the soil if planted in 

 rt)tation with maize and sweet potatoes. 

 References: 



Arachis Jiii])o</(iea L. S]>. PI. 2:741.1758. 

 Arak. 



Spirits distilled from the fermented sap of the coconut; in (tuam called "aguar- 

 diente." See Cocosnucifera. 



Aralia guilfoylei. Guilfoyle's aralia. 



Family Araliaceae. 

 A handsome ornamental shrub with variegated pinnate leaves. Leaflets 3 to 7, 

 ovate or oblong, irregularly cut on the edges or obscurely lobed, margined with 

 white, and sometimes splashed with gray; stem spotted, erect. A native of the New 

 Heljrides, but now widely spread throughout the Tropics. In Honolulu beautiful 

 hedges are made of it. In the Hope Gardens in the island of Jamaica it is used as a 

 wind-break for the nursery. « In Guam it is planted near many of the natives' 

 houses, associated with si)ecies of Panax, Graptophyllum, Phyllaurea, and a dark 

 purple F>anthemum. 



References: 



Aralia guilfoylei Cogn. & March. PI. Ornem. 2: t. 5cS\ 1874 (ex Ind. Kew. ). 

 Aralia tripinnata Blanco. Same as Panax fruticosum. 



Araliaceae. Aralia family. 



No indigenous Araliaceae occur in Guam. The family is represented on the island 



by several ornamental slirubs brought from the Philippines and commonly planted 



a See Bull. Botan. Dept. Jamaica, 1895, p. .47. 



