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Algodon (Spanish) or Atgodon (Guam). See Gpssypium barbadense. 



Algodon de Manila (Guam). See Ceiba pentandra. 



Algodoncillo (Porto Rico). See Asclepias curassavica. 



Algodonero (Spanish). See Gossypium arboreum. 



Alhucema (Cuba). See Mesosphaerum pectinatum. 



Aligbangon (Philippines). See Commelina benghalensis and Commelina nudiflora. 



Alimodias (Philippines). See Coix lacryma-jobi. 



Alipata (Philippines). See Excoecaria agallocha. 



Alligator pear. See Persea persea. 



The cultivation of this plant, though many times attempted, has never been suc- 

 cessful on the island of Guam. 

 Allium cepa. Onion. 



Family Liliaceae. 



Local names.— Seboyas (Guam); Cebolla (Spanish); Ceboya, Lasona (Philip- 

 pines). 

 Onions are frequently planted in Guam, but they do not thrive well. Only very 

 small bulbs are produced, but these are much relished by the natives. 



References: 

 Allium cepa L. Sp. PL 1 : 300. 1753. 

 Allium sativum. • Garlic. 



Local names. — Ahos (Guam); Ajo (Spanish); Bawang, Ganda (Philippines). 

 Garlic is cultivated perhaps more extensively than onions, though the conditions 

 on the island are scarcely more favorable to it than to them. It is a favorite ingre- 

 dient in many dishes of the Chamorros. 



References: 



Allium sativum L. Sp. PL 1 : 296. 1753. 

 Almendra (Spanish). 



The fruit of Terminalia calappa. 

 Almendro (Spanish). See Terminalia catappa. 

 Almond, Indian. See Terminalia catappa. 

 Almond, Java. See Canarium indicum. 

 Almond, Malabar. See Terminalia catappa. 

 Aloalo-sina (Samoa). See Mussaenda frondosa. 

 Alpalo-tai (Samoa). See Clerodendron inerme. 

 Alocasia indica. Giant taro. Acrid taro. 



Family Araceae. 



Local names. — Piga (Guam); Biga (Philippines); Via, Dranu (Fiji); Ape, 

 Ta'amu. (Samoa). 

 This great arum, which is closely allied to, if not identical with, the following 

 species, is so acrid that its juice will blister the skin. It differs from the common 

 taro ( C'aladium colocasia) in having a trunk as well as corrn, which is edible. It is a 

 huge plant, growing in marshy places, with very large ovate-cordate, bright-green 

 leaves and an inflorescence consisting of a convolute spathe inclosing a spadix which 

 bears female flowers (ovaries) at its base, male flowers (stamens) higher up, and 

 neutral organs in the interval, and ends in a thickened barren portion called the 

 appendage. The appendage is marked with reticulated furrows, which distinguish 

 this genus from Caladium, in which the appendage is smooth. The flowers have a 

 disagreeable odor. 



In Guam there are several varieties of Alocasia recognized, which may be referred 

 either to this or to the following species, three of which are called "piga." Two 

 other allied varieties are called "papao," and a third is called " baba." 



