186 USEFUL PLANTS OF GUAM. 



Apii (Hawaii). See Alocasia macrorrhiza. 

 Apium. petroselinum. Same as Petroselinum petroselinum. 

 Aphloghating or Aplokhating- (Guam). See Psychotria mariana. 

 Aplog (Guam. ) 



The local name for a small coconut in which water has begun to form. 

 Apocynaceae. Dogbane family. 



Among the indigenous Apocynaceae growing in Guam are Ochrosia mariannemis, 

 a tree with glossy leaves, milk y sap, and yellow wood, and the Guam "nanago" 

 {Gynopogon torresianus) , a plant allied to the "maile" of Hawaii, with fragrant glossy 

 leaves and small white flowers. Among the cultivated plants are the common ole- 

 ander (Nerium oleander), here called "adelfa," and the common pink periwinkle, 

 Lochnera rosea. It is surprising to note the absence of such common plants as Plumeria 

 alba and Cerbera thevetia, which occur in tropical gardens all over the world. 

 Apson (Guam). See Agsom. 

 Araceae. See Alocasia and Caladium. 



Arachis hypogaea. Peanut. Earthnut. Groundnut. 



Family Fabaceae 



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

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



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

 two pairs 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, but never planted on an exten- 

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

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

 points, where it has been planted by the inhabitants of neighboring' houses. It 

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

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

 rotation with maize and sweet potatoes. 

 References: 



Arachis hypogaea L. Sp. PI. 2: 741. 1753. 

 Arak. 



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

 diente. ' ' See Cocos nucifera. 



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 

 Hebrides, 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 species of Panax, Graptophyllum, Phyllaurea, and a dark 

 purple Eranthemum. 

 References: 



Aralia guilfoylei Cogn. & March. PI. Ornem. 2: t. 58. 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 shrubs brought from the Philippines and commonly planted 



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



