Flora of Namonuito — STONE 
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ONAGRACEAE 
Jussiaea sujfruticosa L., Sp. PL 388, 1753. 
NAMONUITO: Pisarach Islet, in taro swamp, 
July 2, 1957, Stone 2140. 
NOMWiN: Nomwin Islet, observed. 
ARALIACEAE 
Nothopanax scutellamm (Burm. f.) Merrill, In- 
terp. Herb. Amboinense 409, 1917. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, observed. A com- 
mon hedge plant in villages. 
APOCYNACEAE 
Nertum oleander L., Sp. PL 229, 1753. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, observed in village. 
Ochrosia oppositi folia (Lamarck) K. Schum., 
Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 156, 1895. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, in coastal forest, 
abundant, June 29, 1957, Stone 2108. Ob- 
served on most islets. A common littoral tree, 
often tending to form pure stands, with long- 
obovate glossy leaves, small white linear- 
petalled flowers, twinned fruits, and abundant 
milky sap. N.v. "umwa.” 
Plumeria rubra L., Sp. PL 209, 1753. 
NAMONUITO: Pisarach Islet, cultivated in 
village, flowers yellow and white, July 2, 
1957, Stone 2146. Observed on Ruo Islet. 
Native of tropical America. N.v. ”seur.” (On 
Truk this word, pronounced ”sour,” is ap- 
plied to a species of Fagraea; on Ponape, 
pronounced "sair,” to Fagraea sair Gilg and 
Benedict.) 
ASCLEPIADACEAE 
Asclepias curassavica L., Sp. PL 209, 1753. 
NAMONUITO: Pisarach Islet, cultivated in 
village, observed. Magur Islet, in clearing, 
observed. 
CONVOLVULACEAE 
Ipomoea Batatas (L.) Poir. ex Lamarck, Encycl. 
Meth., 6: 14, 1804. 
MURILO: Ruo Islet, cultivated. The sweet 
potato. 
Ipomoea gracilis R. Br., Prodr. 484, 1810. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, in clearing, 
June 29, 1957, Stone 2120. Observed on most 
islets. 
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) Sweet, Hort. Sub. 
Lond. 35, 1818. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, observed on sandy 
beaches. Common on most islets. 
BORAGINACEAE 
Cordia subcordata Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 
421, 1791. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, in coastal forest, 
flowers orange, June 29, 1957, Stone 2109. 
N.v. "anogut.” 
Messerschmidia argentea (L.)LM. Johnston 
Arnold Arboretum Jour. 16: 164, 1935. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, in coastal forest, 
June 29, 1957, Stone 2112. Observed on all 
islets. N.v. 
VERBENACEAE 
Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertner, Eruct. et 
Seminif. PL 1: 271, 1788. 
NAMONUITO: Pisarach Islet, scandent shrub 
in swamp area, July 2, 1957, Stone 2141. 
N.v. "ula.” 
Callicarpa cana L., Mant. 2: 198, 1771. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, in forest, June 22, 
1957, Stone 2082. 
MURILO: Ruo Islet, in forest, July 5, 1957, 
Stone 2177. A flsh poison. 
Premna obtusifolia R.Br., Prodr. El. N. HolL, 
512, 1810. 
namonuito: Ulul Islet, in clearing, June 
22, 1957, Stone 2077. Pisarach Islet, in swamp, 
July 2, 1957, Stone 2143. Observed on most 
islets. For a discussion of the nomenclature of 
this variable species, see Fosberg, 1953. 
SOLANACEAE 
Nicotiana tabacum L., Sp. PL 180, 1753. 
NAMONUITO: Ulul Islet, observed. Magur 
Islet, June 29, 1957, Stone 2124. N.v. "tabak.” 
RUBIACEAE 
Guettarda speciosa L., Sp. PL 991, 1753. 
NAMONUITO: Magur Islet, in coastal forest 
