Plant Records from Caroline Islands — Glassman 
295 
28. Poinciana pulcherrima L., ihid., 380. 
‘"Shimatada,” 2633. Planted, tree 10 feet 
high, flowers yellow. 
29. Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr., Inter- 
pret. Herb. Amb., 285. 1917. 
"Taut-tul,” 2591. Along strand, decum- 
bent, flowers yellow, common. 
Casuarinaceae 
30. Casuarina equisetifolia L., Amoen. 
Acad. 4: 143. 1759. 
Observed as an ornamental tree; prob- 
ably introduced from Ponape. 
Moraceae 
31. Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosb., 
Wash. Acad. Sci., Jour. 31: 95. 1941. 
"Mai.” "Maipah” is a seeded variety 
with serrate leaves, whereas "moshabo- 
rok” is seedless with deeply incised 
leaves. Breadfruit is very common on 
Mokil and is one of the most important 
food crops. According to Christian 
(1899^), the wood of one variety, "mai- 
mat,” is highly prized for house building; 
and the wood of other varieties is used 
in the construction of canoes. 
32. Ficus tinctoria Forst. f.. Prodr., 76. 1786. 
"Coain,” 2594. Tree 30 feet high, fre- 
quent. 
Urticaceae 
33. Fleurya ruderalis (Forst.) Gaudich., 
Freyc. Voy. Bot., 497. 1830. 
"Nin-kotokot,” 2628. In coconut grove, 
frequent. 
34. Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm., Vi- 
densk. Selsk. Skr. 5: 302. 1851. 
"Reh,” 2619. On stone ledge and in 
coral soil, common. 
35. Pipturus argenteus (Forst. f. ) Wedd., 
DC. Prodr. 16: 235. 1869. 
"Ormuh,” 2620. Tree 20 feet high, in 
coconut grove, frequent. 
Sapindaceae 
36. Allophylus timorensis (DC.) BL, Rum- 
phia 3: 130. 1847. 
"Kitak,” 2621. Along strand, tree 15 feet 
high, flowers white, frequent. 
Araliaceae 
37. Nothopanax fruticosum (L.) Miq., FI. 
Ind. Bat. 1: 765. 1856. 
Observed as an ornamental shrub. 
Apocynaceae 
38. Nerium oleander L., Sp. PL, 209. 1753. 
"Uilianter.” Observed as an ornamental 
tree. 
39. Plumeria rubra L., ihtd., 209. 
"Po maria.” Observed as an ornamental 
tree. 
Asclepiadaceae 
40. Asclepias curassavica L., ibid., 215. 
"Truka-keree,” 2607. Near native dwell- 
ing, uncommon. 
Rubiaceae 
41. Guettarda speciosa L., ibid., 991. (Fig. 
2 .) 
Fig. 4. Mokil. Flowers of Scaevola frutescens, an abun- 
dant shrub along the beach. 
