Plant Records from Caroline Islands — Glassman 
297 
Fig. 8. Mokil. Native inhabitant with rhizome and 
leaf of Cyrtosperma chamissonis, one of the most import- 
ant food plants, banana plants in background. 
found scattered along the edges of the 
Cyrtosperma swamp and are not a major 
source of food on Mokil. 
57. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott ex 
Schott & Endl., ibid., 18. 
"Chawa.” Five varieties are recognized 
by the natives: "'chawasa,” "peeter,” "ta- 
wah,” "pehmeru,” and "chawa-n-jaban.” 
58. Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Schott) 
Merr., Phil. Jour. Sci., Bot. 9: 65. 1914. 
(Fig. 8.) 
"Muen.” The following varieties were 
recorded: "chaleng welek,” ’'shimeeten- 
malou,” ''shumbung-unu,” ’’shigogi,” 
and "shirieh.” 
This species is probably the most. im- 
portant food plant on Mokil. 
Convolvulaceae 
52. Ipomoea gracilis R. Br., Prodr., 484. 
1810. 
"Ohlop,” 2606. Trailing along strand, 
milky juice, frequent. 
Verbenaceae 
53. Premna gaudichaudii Schau., DC. 
Prodr. 11: 631. 1847. 
"Subuk,” 2392. Tree 30 feet high, flowers 
white, along strand, frequent. 
Hydrocharitaceae 
54. Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrb.) Aschers., 
Naturl. Pflzfam. 2 (1): 254. 1889- (Fig. 
7.) 
"Walap,” 2627. In shallow water, com- 
mon. 
Musaceae 
55. Musa paradisiaca L., Sp. PL, 1043. 1753. 
*'Wus.” A few banana trees were seen 
near a native dwelling. (Fig. 8.) 
Araceae 
56. Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott ex 
Schott & FndL, Melet. Bot. 1: 18. 1832. 
"Wut”; ’'wut-en-mokil” is a poisonous 
variety. 
This species and the following one were 
Fig. 7. Mokil. Thalassia hemprichii, a common aqua- 
tic flowering plant growing in shallow salt water. 
