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Engebi: 4 April 1954, Palumbo 1,124. 
80. Physalis angulata L. var. angulata. Short- 
lived herb, 15-90 cm. tall; puberulous especially 
on younger parts ( or glabrous ) ; petioles 1-4 
cm. long; blades 4-10 cm. long, ovate to ovate- 
lanceolate, subentire or more or less salient 
toothed; pedicels in flower 5-15 mm. long, in 
fruit 20-30 mm. long; calyx in flower 4-5 mm. 
long, in fruit 25-35 mm. long, inflated, greenish; 
corolla 4-10 mm. long, yellowish; anthers 1-2.3 
mm. long; seeds 1.6-1. 8 mm. long, reniform, 
flat, reticulate, yellowish. Weed introduced from 
North America. 
Japtan: 12 September 1957, Lane 57-139. 
Parry: 16 August 1957, Lane 57-101. 
81. Solanum Lycopersicum L. Short-lived herb, 
viscid hirsute 0.3-1. 6 m. tall; leaves 15-45 cm. 
long; petioles 20-45 mm. long; odd-pinnate, the 
large leaflets 5-10 cm. long, ovate or ovate- 
lanceolate, mostly alternating with tiny second- 
ary leaflets; racemes 3-7-flowered; calyx 10-15 
mm. long, the lobes lance-linear; corolla 7-12 
mm. long, blue, the lobes lanceolate; berry 0.7- 
10 cm. long, subglobose, red or yellow, edible. 
The tomato, cultivated for its edible fruit. 
Engebi: May 1944, Fosberg. Eniwetok: ob- 
served 1944, Bryan. 
RUBIACEAE 
82. Guettarda speciosa L. "Wut.” Tree up to 
8 m. X 15 cm.; young twigs puberulent; leaves 
opposite; stipules 10-14 mm. long; petioles 
1-3.5 cm. long, glabrate; blades 10-23 cm. long, 
broadly obovate to suborbicular, below sparsely 
hirtellous, the base rounded or cordate; cymes 
6-17 cm. long, axillary; calyx campanulate; 
corolla appressed puberulent, white, fragrant, 
the tube 35-40 mm. long, the 4-9 lobes oval; 
drupes 2.5-3 cm. diameter, white. 
Bogombogo: 31 May 1946, Taylor 46-3,110. 
Elugelab: observed 1946, Taylor. Bogon: 11 
August 1949, St. John 23 777 3. Engebi: 21 Au- 
gust 1944, Bryan / 18 May 1946, Fosberg 24,398; 
observed 1949, St. John. Aitsu: 13 August 1949, 
St. John 237793. Rujoru: 2 June 1946, Taylor 
46-1,328; observed 1949, St. John. Aomon: 16 
May 1946, Fosberg 24,364; 4 June 1946, Taylor 
46-1,349. Biijiri: 14 August 1949, St. John 
23,815. Runit: 24 May 1946, Taylor 46-1,254 ; 
15 August 1949, St. John 23,843. Aniyaanii: 25 
May 1946, Taylor 46-1,278. Japtan: 15 May 
1946, Fosberg 24,318; observed 1946, Taylor, 
and 1949, St. John. Parry: observed 1944, Bryan; 
6 August 1958, St. John 26,304. Jieroru: 2 May 
1946, Taylor 46-1,244. Eniwetok: 13 May 1946, 
Fosberg 24,294; observed 1949, St. John. Igurin: 
14 May 1946, Fosberg 24,312; observed 1949, 
St. John. Rigili: 10 August 1949, St. John 
23,745; 1 August 1956, Rainey. 
83. Morinda citrifolia L. "Nen.” Shrub or 
slender tree up to 8 m. tall, glabrous; leaves op- 
posite; stipules 2-3 cm. long, rounded; petioles 
1-4 cm. long; blades 10-35 cm. long, elliptic or 
ovate; flowers in axillary heads about 2.5 cm. 
long; calyx entire; corollas white, the tube 10 
mm. long, the 4 lobes 5 mm. long, elliptic; syn- 
carp 5-10 cm. long, ellipsoid, honey-colored, 
bitter, medicinal. 
Engebi: observed 1944, Bryan; 18 May 1946, 
Fosberg 24,381 ; 12 August 1949, St. John 
23,780. Aomon: 16 May 1946, Fosberg 24,350. 
Biijiri: 14 August 1949, St. John 23,822. Aniya- 
anii: 8 August 1949, St. John 23,723; 25 Au- 
gust 1957, Lane 57-117. Japtan: 15 May 1946, 
Fosberg 24,335; observed 1946, Taylor, and 
1949, St. John. Eniwetok: 6 August 1949, St. 
John 237705. Igurin: 14 May 1946, Fosberg 
24,302; observed 1949, St. John. 
CUCURBITACEAE 
84. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Short-lived, trail- 
ing vine, hirsute; stems 1-6 m. long; petioles 
2.5-10 cm. long; blades 7-20 cm. long, bi-tri- 
pinnatifid; peduncles axillary, shorter than the 
leaves; calyx 8-10 mm. long; corolla 18-22 mm. 
long, rotate, deeply 5 -parted, the lobes obovate; 
fruit 20-60 cm. long, globose to ellipsoid; pulp 
red, edible; seeds 15 mm. long, obovate, black. 
The introduced watermelon. 
Engebi: old garden, May 1946, Fosberg. Eni- 
wetok: American gardens, observed 1944, Bryan. 
85. Cucumis Melo L. Trailing, hirsute vine; 
stems 1-3 m. long; petioles 3-6 cm. long; blades 
4-13 cm. long, orbicular-ovate to reniform, 
mostly 5 -angled, sinuate dentate; calyx lobes 3-4 
mm. long, linear; corolla 15-17 mm. long; fruit 
10-30 cm. long, globose to ellipsoid, pulp edible; 
seeds 4-6 mm. long, pale. The introduced can- 
taloupe. 
Engebi: in old gardens, May 1946, Fosberg. 
