Plant Records from Caroline Islands — Glassman 
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TABLE 1 — continued 
ISLANDS AND VERNACULAR PLANT NAMES 
FLAW 1 arUL-lLS 
KUSAIE 
PINGELAP 
MOKIL 
PONAPE 
ANT 
TRUK 
Messerschmidia 
shuhshun 
sesen 
sisin 
titin 
amunusut 
amoneset, 
argentea 
emoloset, 
chen, 
amarashet 
Capsicum frutescens 
*pepper 
*chilee 
*sele 
mwik 
muik, moek 
Nicotiana tabacum 
*tamak 
pis-suba 
Ipomoea gracilis 
oah 
wahlap 
ohlop 
sui-oomp 
ahfahmus 
ruk, frugrug 
Clerodendmm 
kyawak 
ilau 
ilau 
oolah 
ulo, apuoch, 
inerme 
etiu, pucherik, 
edin, abot 
Premna 
fienkeek, 
sobuk, 
subuk 
tubuk, 
orr 
lior, nior, 
gaudichaudii 
fienket 
sokuk 
orr 
umukau. 
(P, corymbosa 
for Ponape) 
Ocimum saactum 
hariin, oarin 
teeko 
kahterin 
umgau, niyol 
Thalassia 
kahp 
walat 
walap 
olot, ohlot 
mut 
hemprichii 
Musa paradisiaca 
ush, oune 
wis 
wus 
ut 
uch 
Alocasia 
unog, 
wut 
wut 
oht 
keh 
ka, ke, puna 
macrorrhiza 
wunock 
Colocasia 
kohtahk, 
sawa 
chawa 
sawah 
oht 
sawa, onni 
esculenta 
taka 
Cyrtosperma 
pashok 
muiang 
muen 
muahng 
fulah 
pula, pashon, 
chamissonis 
bura 
Crinum sp. 
kief- 
kiep 
kiup 
kiup 
kiup 
kiop, kiaup, 
fashfash 
kiyop 
Zephyranthes rosea 
kief-shuck 
kiep 
kiup 
pileep 
Cocos oucifera 
nu 
ni 
ni 
ni 
nu 
nu 
Pandanus sp. 
muen 
kipai 
kebar 
kipar 
fahss 
kepar, fadj 
Tacca 
mokmok, 
mugamuk 
mokomok 
mokmok 
mokomok 
mokomok 
leontopetaloides 
mukmuk 
Cyperus javanicus 
mahtok 
sapasap 
mordong 
use 
kusakus 
amana, 
(this is 
moirer, 
name for 
large sedge 
on Ponape) 
nikaunoun 
Fimbristylis sp. 
rosakai 
puror-en- 
apuson 
fedil, puker, 
toge 
fetin, umula 
Centotheca 
masha- 
moh-lung 
lappacea 
shruck 
Digitaria prurieos 
reh 
muhkarak 
fahtil- 
muahn 
Eleusine indica 
rosakai 
puror-en- 
reh-takai, 
puhkahr 
toke 
rea takai 
Eragrostis amabilis 
rosakai 
reh 
shoh-maleh 
fahtil 
Lepturus repens 
rosakai 
limon- 
fahtil- 
gisek 
muahn 
Paspalum 
olee-sakai 
uneneki- 
timoor 
vaginatum 
sekik 
Saccharum 
tuh 
seu 
tuh 
seu 
wou 
officioarum 
Thuarea involuta 
mokarak 
muhkarak 
fahtil 
unom 
