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Ninayag ((iuani). 



Local name of a tree mentioned in a list sent by Governor Pablo Perez to tlie cap- 

 tain-general of the Philippines. He described it as having soft wood and growing, 

 near the beach. It is sometimes nsed for furniture. Not identitied. 

 Nino (IMiilippines). See Morhida ritrij'<jlla. 

 Niog (Piiilii>iiines). See Cocoti imcifera . 

 Nipa (Guam, Philippines). See Ni/jxi frnliran.'^. 

 Nipay ( Pliihpiiines). See Stizolohimii giijdiilcinii and N. jimrinin. 

 Niphobolus adnascens Kaulf. Same as Ci/dopltorut^ adnascem. 

 Nito (Philippines). See Li/f/odiinn xcnndens. 

 Niu (Samoa, Hawaii). See Coco!< nmifera. 

 Niyog: (Guam). See Ojco.s nndfcra. 



Nolon (Guam). 



Name of a tree not identifieil, included by Governor Olive in a list sent by him 

 to the captain-general of the Philippines. 

 Nona (Malay Archipelago). See Movhuhi citrlfoHa. 

 Nonag or Nonak (Guam). See Hcrnnndia peltatu. 

 Noni (Hawaii). See Morinda citrifolld. 

 None ( Rarotonga, Tahiti) . See Morhida citrij'oUa. 

 Nonok (Philippines). See -F(cit.s sp. 

 Nonu (Samoa). See Morhida cAtnfoUa. 

 Nonu-fi'afi'a (Samoa). See Caryojihyllus malaccensis. 

 Nostoc. See Algse. 



Nuna (Southern India) . See Morinda dtrifoUa. 

 Nunu ((luam). A large banyan tree. See Ficus sp. 



Nothopanax cochleatum. Saucek-leaf. Shell-leaf. 



Family Araliaceae. 



Local names. — Platitos (Guam, Philippines); Rauparoro (Ternate); Daunpapeda 

 (Java). 

 An introduced ornamental shrub, growing in many of the gardens of Guam, with 

 saucer-like or shell-like concave leaves, which are petioled, simple, round-cordate, 

 and spinulose-ciliate and dentate. Flowers small, growing in dense paniculate 

 umbels; calyx-tube obconical, with adherent ovary, the limb minutely 5-toothed, 

 persistent; petals 5, valvate; stamens 5, alternating with the petals; ovary 2-celled; 

 styles 2; fruit 2-seeded. 



This plant is a native of the Malay Archipelago. In Java it is much planted about 

 dwellings and in the villages. It has been introduced into South America. The 

 leaves serve as dishes, also as greens. Together with the root, according to Rumphius, 

 they are mixed with parsley and act as a diuretic." 

 References: 



Nothopanax cochleatum (Lam.) Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1' : 78H. 1855. 

 Aralia cochleata Lam. Encyc. 1: 224. 1783. 

 Panax cochleatum DC. Prod. 4: 253. 1830. 

 Nothopanax fruticosum. Cut-leaved i'anax. 



Local names. — Papua (Guam, Philippines); Daun papedapapoea (Java); Tane- 

 tane (Samoa); Danidani (Fiji). 

 An introduced ornamental shrub with tripiimate leaves. Leaflets lanceolate, bristly- 



« Miquel, Flora Indiaj Batavise, vol. 1, p, 766, 1855. 



