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Flora of Guam
Authors: Benjamin C. Stone
Citation: Benjamin C. Stone. 1970. The flora of Guam; a manual for the identification of the vascular plants of the island. Micronesica, Volume 6. University of Guam. Agana, Guam. 659 pages.
Locality: Micronesia (Guam) (13.454070, 144.779210)
Abstract:

Foreword | Preface | Table of Contents | About Ben Stone

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1
I. Introduction and Botanical History.
II. Plan of the Work.
III. Geography, Topography, Climate and Soils.
IV. Vegetation.
V. Phytogeography.
VI. Forest and other plant resources.
VII. Forest reserves, protected areas, and parks.
VIII. Agriculture.
IX. Gardens and horticulture.
X. How to collect and preserve plants for study.
XI. Future botanical work in Guam: unsolved problems.

PART 2
I. Keys to Major Plant Groups. Key to Non-Vascular Plants.
Key to Major Groups of Vascular Plants.
II. Psilophyta, Lepidophyta, Pteridophyta; keys and descriptions
III. Class Gymnospermae; keys and descriptions.
IV. Angiospermae; keys and descriptions.
V. Index to scientific names.
VI. Index of English and other Non-chamorro vernacular names.
VII. Index of Chamorro vernacular names.
Plates 1-15.

MAPS
Map 1.
Map 2. Guam. Main Localities and roads.
Map 3. Soil Map of Guam. North: Limestone. South: laterites, basalts, argillaceous soils, etc. Note extensive limestone 'mesa' in N. Guam.

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Families: 135
Genera: 477
Species: 717
Total Taxa: 724
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Paspalum orbiculare G. Forst.
Indigenous, Graminoid
Paspalum scrobiculatum L.
Introduced, Graminoid
Paspalum urvillei Steud.
Indigenous, Graminoid
Passiflora foetida L. - stinking passionflower
Introduced, Vine
Passiflora suberosa L. - wild passionfruit
Introduced, Vine
Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit. - redbird flower
Introduced, Shrub
Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K.Heyne - yellow poinciana
Introduced, Tree
Persea americana Mill. - Guatemalan avocado
Introduced, Tree
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) A.W.Hill - parsley
Introduced, Herb
Phalaris tuberosa
Introduced, Graminoid
Phaseolus lunatus L. - sieva bean
Introduced, Vine
Phaseolus vulgaris L. - kidney bean
Introduced, Herb
Phoenix dactylifera L. - date palm
Introduced, Tree
Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. - wild date palm
Introduced, Tree
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene - turkey tangle
Introduced, Herb
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels - Otaheite gooseberry
Introduced, Tree
Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - carry me seed
Introduced, Herb
Phyllanthus debilis Klein ex Willd. - niruri
Introduced, Herb
Phyllanthus urinaria L. - chamber bitter
Introduced, Herb
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.f.) Pic.Serm. - monarch fern
Indigenous, Fern
Physalis angulata L. - lanceleaf groundcherry
Introduced, Herb
Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm. - rockweed
Introduced, Herb
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. - allspice
Introduced, Tree
Piper betle L. - betel pepper
Introduced, Vine
Piper guahamense C. DC.
Indigenous, Shrub
Piper nigrum L. - black pepper
Introduced, Vine
Pisonia grandis R.Br. - grand devil's-claws
Indigenous, Tree
Pisonia umbellifera (G.Forst.) Seem. - none
Indigenous, Tree
Pistia stratiotes L. - tropical duckweed
Introduced, Herb
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. - monkeypod
Introduced, Tree
Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link - silverback fern
Introduced, Fern ally
Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br. - common coleus
Introduced, Herb
Pluchea indica (L.) Less.
Indigenous, Shrub
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.
Introduced, Shrub
Plumbago auriculata Lam. - Cape leadwort
Introduced, Shrub
Plumeria obtusa L. - Singapore graveyard flower
Introduced, Tree
Plumeria rubra L. - frangipani
Introduced, Tree
Poa
Poa arachnifera Torr.
Introduced, Graminoid
Polianthes tuberosa L.
Introduced, Herb
Polygala paniculata L. - orosne
Indigenous, Herb
Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms - Ming aralia
Introduced, Shrub
Polyscias guilfoylei (W. Bull) L.H. Bailey - geranium aralia
Introduced, Shrub
Polyscias scutellaria (Burm. f.) Fosberg - shield aralia
Introduced, Shrub
Portulaca oleracea L. - common purslane
Introduced, Herb
Portulaca pilosa L. - chisme
Indigenous, Herb
Portulaca quadrifida L. - chickenweed
Indigenous, Herb
Potamogeton illinoensis Morong - Methy Lake pondweed
Indigenous, Herb
Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H.E. Moore & Stearn - naseberry
Introduced, Tree
Premna serratifolia L.
Indigenous, Shrub-Tree
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch - nectarine
Introduced, Tree
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin - Carruthers' falseface
Introduced, Shrub
Psidium guajava L. - kuahpa
Introduced, Shrub-Tree
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. - whisk fern
Indigenous, Fern ally
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. - winged bean
Introduced, Vine
Psychotria rotensis Kaneh.
Endemic, Shrub-Tree
Pteris ensiformis Burm. f. - slender brake
Indigenous, Fern ally
Pteris spinescens C. Presl
Indigenous, Fern ally
Pteris tripartita Sw. - giant brake
Indigenous, Fern ally
Pteris vittata L.
Introduced, Fern ally
Punica granatum L. - pomegranate
Introduced, Shrub
Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz - snakewood
Introduced, Shrub
Rhizophora apiculata Blume - mangrove
Indigenous, Tree
Rhizophora mucronata Lam. - mangrove
Indigenous, Tree
Rhus taitensis Guill.
Indigenous, Tree
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton - matamat
Indigenous, Herb
Rhynchospora rubra Domin - rhynchospora
Indigenous, Herb
Ricinus communis L.
Introduced, Subshrub
Rosa indica L. - cyme rose
Introduced, Shrub
Roystonea elata (W.Bartram) F.Harper - Florida royal palm
Introduced, Tree
Ruellia blechum L. - Browne's blechum
Introduced, Herb
Ruppia maritima L. - widgeonweed
Introduced, Herb
Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham. - fountainbush
Introduced, Shrub
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers. - dwarf palmetto
Introduced, Tree
Saccharum officinarum L. - sugarcane
Introduced, Graminoid
Saccharum spontaneum L.
Introduced, Graminoid
Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase
Indigenous, Graminoid
Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau - awl-leaf arrowhead
Introduced, Herb
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. - rain tree
Introduced, Tree
Sambucus mexicana C.Presl ex DC. - Mexican elder
Introduced, Shrub
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. - beach naupaka
Indigenous, Shrub
Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms - umbrella tree
Introduced, Tree
Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi - Christmasberry
Introduced, Shrub-Tree
Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm.
Indigenous, Fern ally
Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxb.) Palla - rock bulrush
Indigenous, Herb
Schoenus punctatus R. Br.
Indigenous, Herb
Scleria caricina Benth. - nutrush
Indigenous, Herb
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. - Florida Keys nutrush
Indigenous, Herb
Scleria novae-hollandiae Boeckeler - nutrush
Indigenous, Herb
Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler - nutrush
Indigenous, Herb
Scoparia dulcis L. - licorice weed
Introduced, Herb
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. - chayote
Introduced, Vine
Senna alata (L.) Roxb. - emperor's candlesticks
Introduced, Shrub
Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. - none
Introduced, Shrub
Serianthes nelsonii Merr. - Hayun lagu
Endemic, Tree
Sesamum indicum L. - sesame
Introduced, Herb
Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers. - vegetable hummingbird
Introduced, Tree
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. - western seapurslane
Indigenous, Herb
Setaria geniculata
Introduced, Graminoid
Sida acuta Burm. f. - common wireweed
Introduced, Shrub
Sida rhombifolia L. - Cuban-jute
Introduced, Shrub
Solanum betaceum Cav. - tree tomato
Introduced, Tree
Solanum guamense Merr.
Endemic, Shrub
Solanum lycopersicum L. - garden tomato
Introduced, Herb
Solanum melongena L. - eggplant
Introduced, Herb
Solanum nigrum L.
Introduced, Herb
Sonchus oleraceus L. - sow thistle
Introduced, Herb
Sophora tomentosa L.
Indigenous, Shrub
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Introduced, Graminoid
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Introduced, Graminoid
Spermacoce remota Lam. - woodland false buttonweed
Introduced, Herb
Sphenomeris chinensis (L.) Maxon
Indigenous, Fern ally
Sporobolus elongatus R.Br.
Introduced, Graminoid
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth - seashore dropseed
Indigenous, Graminoid
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl - light-blue snakeweed
Introduced, Shrub
Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims - nettleleaf velvetberry
Introduced, Shrub
Sterculia acuminata P. Beauv.
Introduced, Shrub-Tree
Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hallier f. - spottedheart
Introduced, Vine
Streblus pendulinus (Endl.) F.Muell. - Hawai'i roughbush
Indigenous, Tree
Strelitzia reginae Aiton
Introduced, Herb
Suriana maritima L. - baycedar
Indigenous, Shrub-Tree
Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. - nodeweed
Introduced, Herb
Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry - Malaysian apple
Introduced, Tree
Tabebuia heterophylla (DC.) Britton - white cedar
Introduced, Tree
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze - Polynesian arrowroot
Indigenous, Herb
Tagetes erecta L. - French marigold
Introduced, Herb
Tamarindus indica L. - tamarind
Introduced, Tree
Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth - trumpetflower
Introduced, Shrub
Tectaria crenata Cav.
Indigenous, Fern
Tectona grandis L. f. - teak
Introduced, Tree
Teramnus labialis (L. f.) Spreng. - blue wiss
Introduced, Vine
Terminalia catappa L. - Indian almond
Indigenous, Tree
Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Asch. - thalassia
Indigenous, Herb
Thelypteris interrupta (Willd.) K. Iwats. - Willdenow's maiden fern
Indigenous, Fern
Theobroma cacao L. - cacao
Introduced, Tree
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa - seaside mahoe
Indigenous, Tree
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum. - lucky nut
Introduced, Shrub
Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - blackeyed Susan vine
Introduced, Vine
Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T. Anderson - bush clockvine
Introduced, Shrub
Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb. - Bengal trumpet
Introduced, Vine
Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl. - laurel clockvine
Introduced, Vine
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray - tree marigold
Introduced, Subshrub
Torenia fournieri Linden ex E. Fourn. - bluewings
Introduced, Herb
Tournefortia argentea L.f. - velvetleaf soldierbush
Indigenous, Shrub-Tree
Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - oyster plant
Introduced, Herb
Tradescantia zebrina Hort. ex Bosse - inchplant
Introduced, Herb
Trema orientalis (L.) Blume - Oriental trema
Indigenous, Shrub-Tree
Tribulus cistoides L. - puncture vine
Introduced, Subshrub
Tridax procumbens L.
Introduced, Herb
Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P.Wilson - limoncito
Introduced, Shrub
Tripsacum latifolium Hitchc.
Introduced, Graminoid
Triumfetta procumbens G. Forst.
Indigenous, Subshrub
Urena lobata L.
Introduced, Subshrub
Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf
Introduced, Graminoid
Utricularia bifida L. - bladderwort
Indigenous, Herb
Vanda sp.
Endemic, Orchid
Vanilla planifolia Jacks.
Introduced, Orchid
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. - notched cowpea
Indigenous, Herb
Vigna radiata var. radiata (L.) R. Wilczek - mung bean
Introduced, Herb
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. - southern pea
Introduced, Herb
Vitex parviflora Juss. - smallflower chastetree
Introduced, Shrub-Tree
Vitex trifolia L. - simpleleaf chastetree
Indigenous, Shrub
Vitex trifolia var. bicolor (Willd.) Moldenke - simpleleaf chastetree
Indigenous, Shrub
Vitis rotundifolia Michx. - muscadine grape
Introduced, Vine
Vittaria elongata Sw. - stiff shoestring fern
Indigenous, Fern
Waltheria indica L.
Introduced, Subshrub
Wedelia biflora (L) DC
Indigenous, Herb
Wikstroemia elliptica Merr.
Indigenous, Shrub
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott - arrowleaf elephant's ear
Introduced, Herb
Ximenia americana L. - tallowwood
Indigenous, Tree
Youngia japonica (L.) DC. - oriental false hawksbeard
Introduced, Herb
Zea
Zea mays L.
Introduced, Graminoid
Zephyranthes rosea Lindl. - Cuban zephyrlily
Introduced, Herb
Zinnia violacea Cav. - elegant zinnia
Introduced, Herb
Zornia gemella (Willd.) Vogel - dos hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas
Introduced, Herb
Zoysia japonica Steud.
Introduced, Graminoid
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
Indigenous, Graminoid
Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele - Mascarene grass
Indigenous, Graminoid
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