COOK AND COLLINS—ECONOMIC PLANTS UF PORTO RICO. 2%09 
Palma costa. See Roystonea borinquena. 
A name applied to the royal palm in the vicinity of Coamo. 
Palma de grana. See Roystonea borinauena. 
Palma de la Sierra. See Acrista monticola. 
Palma de los cerdos. See Roystonea boringuena. 
This means ** pig palin,” andis one of the names applied to the royal palin on the 
south side of the island. 
Palma mauricia. See Mawritia flecnosa, 
A Cuban name, also said to be applied to Mauritia setifera (setigera?). 
Palma moriche. See Mauritia flernosa, 
Palma real. See Roystonea borinquena. 
Palmetto. See Subal and Thrinax. 
Palo blanco. See Drypetes glanca, 
A tree from all parts of the island; height. 30 to 35 feet (9 to 11 meters): diame- 
ter, 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters). Wood white, soft; specific gravity, 
0,866; used in building houses. (Exp, 1857). 
Captain Hansard gives the specific gravity as 0.77. Used in hut building. 
Palo bobo. See Coccolobis diversifolia and Pisonia subeordata, 
A tree from all parts of the island; height. 30 to 35 feet (9 to 11 meters): diame- 
ter, 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters). Wood white, very soft: specific 
gravity, 0.531; not used. (Exp. 1857). 
Captain Hansard gives the specific gravity at 0.54. 
Palo bronco. See Mulpighia wrens. 
Palo cachumba. See Gilibertia arborea, G. laurifolia, and Oreopanae capita- 
tum. 
Palo cano. 
A tree from all parts of the island: height, 35 to 40 feet (11 to 12 meters): diame- 
ter, 12 to 15 inches (30 to 87 centimeters). Wood white. hard: specific gravity, 
0.990; not used, (Exp. 1857). 
Palo colorado. See Myrowylon schwaneckeanum and Ternstroemia luquillensis, 
Palo de aceite. See Copuifera officinalis. 
Palo de boyo. See Frythrina micropterye. 
Palo de Brasilete. See Dalbergia monetaria. 
Palo de burro. See Capparis cynophallophora, C. frondosa, C. latifolia, and 
CL. verrucosa, 
Palo de cabra. See Symplocos polyantha, 
Palo de Campeche. See Haemutorylon campechianiumn. 
Palo de-candela. See Myrorylon schianeckeanum, 
Palo de corcho. See Pisoni obtusata, 
Palo de cucubano. See Ginettarda scubra., 
Palo de doncella. See Byrsonima lucida. 
Palo de galleria. 
A tree from all parts of the island; height. 25 to 30 feet (8 to 9 meters); diame- 
ter, 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters). Wood white, soft: specific gravity, 
0.409; used in building houses. (Exp. 1857.) 
Palo de gallina. See Alehorneopsis portoricensis. 
Palo de gangulin. See Gilibertia laurifolia. 
Palo de garrocha. See Quuraribeu turbinata. 
Palo de guitarra. See Cithareaylum quadrangulare, 
