Flora of Namonuito — Stone 
99 
crafts, and, in ancient times, sails; the root 
fibers are useful for temporary cordage; and 
the fruits of certain varieties are a valuable 
food. 
HYDROCHARITACEAE 
Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers., in 
Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(1): 
254, 1889. 
NOMWiN: Nomwin, lagoon waters, ob- 
served. 
GRAMINEAE 
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin., Fund. 
Agrost., 188, 1820. 
namonuito: Ulul Islet, observed in vil- 
lage. N.v. "fadil.” 
Cenchrus echinatus L., Sp. PL 1050, 1753. 
namonuito: Ulul Islet, observed. A weed 
on many islets. 
Digitaria pruriens (Fisch. ex Trin.) Buse, Miq. 
PI. Jungh. 379, 1854. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, in burned-over 
clearing, frequent, often diseased, June 29, 
1957, Stone 2123. Observed on several islets. 
Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight and Arnott ex 
Hook, and Arnott, Bot. Beechey Voy. 251, 
1841. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, in village, June 
29, 1957, Stone 2106. Observed on all islets. 
N.v. ’'namanaman.” 
Ekusine indka (L.) Gaertner, Fruct. et Seminif. 
PL 1: 8, 1788. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, observed. Magur 
Islet, in village, June 29, 1957, Stone 2107. 
A common weed. N.v. ’Tukdr.” 
Lepturus repens (Forst.f.) R.Br., Prodr. 207, 
1810. 
NOMWIN: Nomwin Islet, along strand and 
in woods, July 5, 1957, Stone 2164. Observed 
on most islets. The shade forms are larger, 
more lax, not so markedly rosette forming, 
and seem to be var. subulata Fosberg; the 
plants found in exposed sandy beach areas 
tend to be smaller and to form rosettes, as in 
var. septentrionalis Fosberg. These seem to be 
merely ecologically induced extremes, how- 
ever. 
Oplismenus compositus (L.) Beauv., Ess. Agrost. 
54, 1812. 
namonuito: Ulul Islet, observed. 
NOMWIN: Nomwin Islet, observed. A com- 
mon ground cover in forests. 
Easpalum conjugatum Berg., Act. Helvet. Phys. 
Math. 7:129, pL 8, 1762. 
namonuito: Ulul Islet, observed in 
clearings. 
Ehuarea involuta (Forst.f.) R. and S., Syst. 2: 
872, 1817. 
namonuito: Ulul Islet, observed. Com- 
mon on most islets, especially in shaded or 
partly shaded strand locations. 
Saccharum ojficmarum L., Sp. PL 54, 1753. 
MURILO: Ruo Islet, observed, cultivated in 
village. Sugar cane. 
CYPERACEAE 
Cyperus ferax L.C. Rich., Act. Soc. Hist. Nat. 
Paris, 1: 106, 1792. 
namonuito: Pisarach Islet, in taro swamp, 
July 2, 1957, Stone 2138. 
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) R. and S., System. 
Veg. 2: 150, 1817. 
NAMONUITO: Pisarach Islet, in taro swamp, 
July 2, 1957, Stone 2139- 
Finbristylis atollensis St. John, Pacific Sci. 6: 
145-150, fig. 2, 1952. 
namonuito: Pisarach Islet, along strand, 
July 2, 1957, Stone 2152. 
MURILO: Ruo Islet, lagoon shore, July 5, 
1957, Stone 2180. Observed on all islets. An 
abundant rosette former, common in exposed 
coastal situations, frequently in association 
with Eragrostis amabilis. The flowering scapes 
are highly variable in length, amount of 
branching, and number of spikes produced. 
PALMAE 
Cocos nucifera L., Sp. PL 1188, 1753. 
On all islets. N.v. ”nu.” 
ARACEAE 
Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott ex Schott and 
Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 1: 18, 1832. 
Observed on all islets. N.v. ”oht.” 
