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Plate XXXVII. Arerrhoa carambola, inflorescence and foliage 193 



XXXYIII. Fruit of Barringtonia speciosa, a fish intoxicant 196 



XXXIX. The arnotto tree, Sixa orellana, foliage and fruit 199 



XL. Bruguiera gymnorh iza, the many-petaled mangrove 202 



XLI. Casuarina equisetifolia. Male inflorescence, female inflores- 

 cence, and fruit 220 



XLII. 0?J6a peTitonrfra, the kapok tree. Leaf and pod 221 



XLIII. Cocos nucifera, the coconut tree, in bloom 232 



XLIY. Cocos nucifera, male flowers and female flower 233 



XLV. Coelococcus amiearum, the Caroline ivory-nut palm 244 



XLVI. The ivory nut, Coelococcus amiearum 244 



XL VII. Cyclophorus adnascens, an epiphytal fern 253 



XL VIII. The wing-stemmed yam, Dioscorea alata 259 



XLIX. The spiuy yam, Dioscorea spinosa 262 



L. Oleichenia dichotovia, a fern growing on the savannas 283 



LI. Ouilandina crista, the nicker nut, pods and seeds 288 



LII. Heriliera littoralis, a strand tree, foliage and fruit 292 



LIII. Humata helerophylla, the Umata fern 295 



LIV. Jnteia ftyupo, the ipil tree 296 



LV. The physic nut, Jairopha curcas 301 



LVI. Lens phaseoloides, the snuffbox sea bean, pod and inflores- 

 cence 308 



LVII. Lycopodium pMegmaria, an epiphytal clubmoss 313 



LVIII. Moringa moringa, the horse-radish tree 327 



LIX. Ochrocarpos obovalis, an important hard-wood tren 335 



LX. Pandanus fragrans, a screwpine growing in jungle 344 



LXI. Pariti tUiaceum, the only source of cordage on the island . . . 346 



LXII. P/(i/ma<o(te ^%maio(ies, the oak-leaf fern 352 



LXIII. Piper belle, the betel pepper 354 



LXI V. Rhizophora mucronata, the four-petaled mangrove 364 



LXV. Stemmodontia canescens, a strand plant 377 



LXVI. Tamarindus indica, the tamaimd. Foliage and fruit 383 



LX VII. Theobroma cacao, the chocolate plant. Inflorescence 387 



LXVIII. Toumefortia argentea, a. characteristic strand shrub 390 



LXIX. Xiphagrostis floridida, sword-grass. Spikelets and portion 



of leaf blade, magnifled so as to show cutting teeth 399 



LXX. Map of the island of Guam 404 



