100 
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, ex Schott and 
Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 1: 18, 1832. 
NAMONUITO: Pisarach Islet, observed in 
taro swamps. Cultivated, less common than 
the following species. The plants on Pisarach 
were pink petioled, the petioles set with a 
few basal prickles. 
Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Schott) Merrill, Phil- 
ippine Jour. Sci. Bot. 9: 65, 1914. 
Observed on all islets. 
AMARYLLIDACEAE 
Zephyranthes rosea (Spreng.) Lindk, Bot. Reg. 
t. 821, 1824. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, cultivated in vil- 
lage. A small pink-flowered ornamental. N.v. 
”kaje.” 
Crinum asiaticum L., Sp. PI. 292, 1753. 
Observed on most islets. N.v. "kiup.” 
TACCACEAE 
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Ktze., Rev. Gen. PI. 
704, 1891. 
Observed on all islets. N.v. ”mukmuk.” 
MUSACEAE 
Musa paradisiaca L., Sp. PI. 1043, 1753. 
Observed on all islets. Both plantains and 
eating bananas are planted, often in or near 
taro patches, and around villages, on all the 
inhabited islets. N.v. "ul.” 
ZINGIBERACEAE 
Hedychium coronarium Koenig ap. Retzius, 
Obs. Bot. 3: 73, 1783. 
NAMONUITO: Pisarach Islet, in taro swamp, 
July 2, 1957, Stone 2145. Flowers white. N.v. 
"zinzer” (English corruption). 
Subclass DICOTYLEDON AE 
CASUARINACEAE 
Casuarina equiseti folia L., Amoen. Acad. 4: 
153, 1759. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, observed. Intro- 
duced. 
PACIFIC SCIENCE, Vol. XIII, January 1959 
PIPERACEAE 
Piper fragile? Bentham. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, climbing and ter- 
restrial, abundant, June 22, 1957, Stone 2079- 
Observed on all islets. N. v. "'adogobwe.” 
The determination is doubtful. 
Piper ponapense C.DC., Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. 
56: 502, 1921. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, climbing on bread- 
fruit tree, June 22, 1957, Stone 2078. 
NOMWIN: Nomwin Islet, observed. 
MURILO: Ruo Islet, observed. 
MORACEAE 
Artocarpus incisus (Thunb.) L.f., Suppl. PL 
411, 1781. 
Abundant on most islets. N.v. "mai.” 
Eicus tinctoria Forst.f., Prodr. 76, 1786. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, large tree in 
\sm 2 ,Mims.-Pisonia-Eugenia forest, seedlings 
frequent, June 29, 1957, Stone 2103. Ob- 
served on most islets. N.v. "mok.” 
Eicus sp. (aff. ramentacea Roxb..^) 
NAMONUITO: Pisarch Islet, tree with basally 
auriculate leaves, sterile, July 2, 1957, Stone 
2051. 
URTICACEAE 
Eleurya ruderalis (Forst.f.) Gaud., Freyc. Voy. 
Bot. 497, 1826. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, weed in village, 
June 29, 1957, Stone 2127. 
Pipturus argenteus (Forst.f.) Wedd., DC. 
Prodr. 16: 235, 1869. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, in shrub wood- 
land near lagoon shore, June 29, 1957, Stone 
2125. 
Pilea microphylla Liebm., Vidensk, Selsk. Skr. 
5(2): 302, 1851. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, terrestrial or on 
coral boulders or cement walls, observed. 
AMARANTHACEAE 
Achyranthes aspera L., Sp. PL 204, 1753. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, weed in village, 
June 22, 1957, Stone 2081. 
