Table 2. Indigenous plants or plants naturally distributed in the western Pacific Islands before the arrival of humans. COMMON
CHAMORRO4
SCIENTIFIC5
iron wood
gagu
Casuarina equisetifolia
beach hibiscus
pagu
Hibiscus tiliaceus
vesi
ifet
Intsia bijuga
Indian mulberry
ladda
Morinda citrifolia
tropical almond
talisai
Terminalia catappa
rosewood
banalu
Thespesia populnea
beach heliotrope
hunek
Tournefortia argentea
half flower
nanasu
Scaevola taccada
beach mahoganay
da’ok
Calophyllum inophyllum
banyan
nunu
Ficus prolix
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Table 3. Plants brought to Guahan by ancient Chamorro voyagers. COMMON
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CHAMORRO6
SCIENTIFIC78
coconut
niyok
Cocos nucifera
banana
chotda
Musa species
breadfruit
lemmai
Artocarpus altilis
taro
suni
Colocasia esculenta
yam
dagu
Dioscorea alata
rice
fa’i
Oryza sativa
sugar cane
tupu
Saccharum officinarum
betel nut
pugua’
Areca catechu
pepper leaf
pupulu
Piper betel
ginger
hasngot
Zingiber zerumbet
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