Plant Records from Caroline Islands — Glassman 
301 
which should refer to Canavalia micro - 
carpa listed above, 
Moraceae 
11. Ficus tinctoria Forst. f., Prodr. 76. 1786. 
''Kawain.” St. John listed this entry as 
Ficus sp. 
Urticaceae 
12. Fleurya ruderalis (Forst.) Gaudich., 
Freyc. Voy. Bot., 497. 1830. 
"Ne-kirrir-ir,” 2640. In coconut grove, 
flowers reddish brown, common. 
13. Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm,, Vi- 
densk. Skr. 5: 302. 1851. 
'’Re” (St.John); "wahpul.” 
Rubiaceae 
14. Hedyotis biflora (L.) Lam., Tabl. En- 
cycl. 1: 272. 1791. 
"Musenibuil,” 2655. Base of coconut 
tree, flowers white, uncommon. 
15. Ixora casei Hance, Walp. Ann. Bot. 
Syst. 2: 754. 1852. 
Ixora carolinensis (Val.) Hosokawa aff. 
var. typica Fosb., Bish. Mus. Occ. Pap. 
15: 221. 1940; St. John, Pacific Sci. 2: 
112. 1948. 
Compositae 
16. Ageratum conyzoides L., Sp. PL, 839. 
1753. 
"Pokaniko,” 2660. Weed in waste places, 
frequent. Leaves of this species are com- 
bined with those of Ocimum sanctu7n L. 
and coconut oil and used as a skin lotion. 
17. Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less., Linnaea 
4: 291. 1829. 
"Musenibuil,” 2656. Weed in coconut 
grove and waste places, flowers blue, 
common. 
Boraginaceae 
18. Cordia subcordata Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 
1: 421. 1791. 
"Ikoh-ik,” 2645. Along strand, tree 50 
feet high, flowers orange, frequent. 
Convolvulaceae 
19. Ipomoea aff. gracilis R. Br., Prodr., 
484. 1810. 
"Wahlap,” 2648. Along strand, milky 
juice, frequent (sterile). 
Verbenaceae 
20. Premna gaudichaudii Schau., DC. 
Prodr. 11: 631. 1847. 
Premna integrifolia L., Mant. PL 2: 252. 
1771; St.John, Pacific Sci. 2: 112. 1948. 
"Sokuk” (St.John); "sobuk.” 
Labiatae 
21. Ocimum sanctum L., Mant. PL 1: 85, 
1767. 
"Teeko,” 2661. In front of dwelling, un- 
common. 
Musaceae 
22. Musa paradisiaca L., Sp. PL, 1043. 1753. 
In addition to the native names recorded 
by St. John, the following were obtained 
by the present writer: "Saipan” and "Ti- 
nian.” 
Araceae 
23. Alocasia macrorrhiza (L. ) Schott ex 
Schott & End!., Melet. Bot. 1: 18. 1932. 
A number of specimens were seen in the 
Cyrtosperma swamp. Of the two varieties 
recognized, "wut” is edible and "seh- 
buken” is poisonous. 
Palmae 
24. Cocos nucifera L., Sp. PL, 1188. 1753. 
(Fig. 12.) 
"Ni” (St.John). Three varieties are rec- 
ognized by the natives: "ni-wi-sahsah,” 
"ni-mah-uwah,” and "ni-sol.” 
Pandanaceae 
25. Pandanus sp. (Fig. 10.) 
In addition to the native names obtained 
by St. John, the following have been re- 
corded: "eisesieu-el,” "nanagaisak,” and 
"sonomuneyah.” The latter two are prob- 
