L>()2 USEFUL PLANTS OF GUAM. 



ki'ol iiuich iiiciirvcfl, Imt not beaked; staniena monadelphoii.«, the upper free below; 

 stvU' limfj;, iniicli recnrvcd, flatt«'iH'd latei-ally, densely bearded mund tlie terminal 

 stij^iiia; pud 15 to 22.5 cm. lonj:, scpiare, with a ilii^tiiict longitudinal \vin<; at each 

 an<rle, distinctly partitioned between the roundish seeds; wings thin, nifflelike, 

 usually niucii crisped and toothed. 



The green pods of this plant are eaten in (Juam as a vegetable. They are tender, 

 free from stringiness, and of excellent flavor. The tuberous root is edible, but is not 

 utilized in (iuani. Comiiicni in the gardens of the natives, twining along fences. In 

 India the pods are used in pickles and the seeds are eaten. 

 Rekkkkncks: 



Boior Utmgonoloba (Sticknian) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 1: l()2. 1891. 



Dolichos tetragonolohuH Sticknian, Herb. Amb. 1754; Amoen. Acad. 4: 132. 1759. 



PKO])]iocarpns tetragonolohiii^ DC. Prod. 2:403. 1825. 



Bottleg-ourd. See Digenana lagcnaria. 



Bowstring hemp. See ('onli/thie zeylanica. 



Brachytrichia quoyi. See under Algiv. 



Brassica juncea. Indian mustard. 



Local names. — Mostaza (Spanish). 

 A yellow-flowered crucifer, cultivated in Guam and also growing wild; with pale- 

 green leaves, smooth or slightly pubescent and somewhat glaucous. Lower leaves 

 long-j)etioled, toothed or pinnatifid, upper ones sessile or nearly so, but not clasping 

 the stem, lanceolate or linear, commonly entire, much smaller; seed pods with a 

 conical awl-like tip, containing no seed. 



This species is a native of Asia, but is now widely diffused. See Muslurd under 

 Gardens. 



References: 



Braxslcajnncea (L.) Coss. Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 6: 609. 1859. 

 Sinapia jrtiiced L. Sp. PI. 2: 668. 1753. 



Brassica napa. Turnips will not grow in Guam. 

 References: 

 Brassica napa L. Sp. PI. 2:666. 1753. 

 Brassica oleracea. The Cabbage. See Gardens. 

 References: 

 Brassica oleracea L. Sp. PI. 2: 667. 1753. 



Brassicaceae. Mustard family. 



In addition to the preceding species of Brassica, there is a kind of cress, probably 

 a species of Cardamine, growing spontaneously in Guam. 



Brea blanca (Guam, Philippines). See Canarium indie nm. 



Breadfruit. See Artocarpus communis. 



Breadnut (Burma). 

 The fertile variety of the breadfruit, in Guam called "dugdug." See Artocarpus 



rnniiiiuiii.t. 



Bromeliaceae. Pineapple family. 



The only representative of this family in (iuam is the pineapple, Ananas ananas. 

 Broomweed ("Eseobilla," Spanish). 



A name applied to several species of Sida and Triumfetta. 

 Bruguiera gymnorhiza. Many-petaled mangrove. Plate xl. 



Family Rhizophoraceae. 



Local names. — .Mangle macho (Guam) ; Bacao, Bacauan bakawan (Philippines); 

 Taka-tsuku, Kure-tsuku (Japan). 

 A glabrous tree growing to u height of 12 or 15 meters, with short, prop-like sup- 

 porting roots growing from the trunk near the base. The leaves are opposite, glossy, 



