TABLE II 
Nomenclature of Western Tarahumara Agave 
Species Guarijio! W. Tar. Tarahumara? 
subgenus Agave _ imé mé 
americana 0 galime 0° 
var. expansa 
borvicornuta —sapuri sa’puli _ 
pacifica — gusime ku’uri 
Shrevei totosa o’tosa mé* 
Wocomaht wocomahi ojcome mésagori 
mé 
subgenus Littaea 
multifilifera chahui chahui chawi (or chahui) 
polianthiflora taiehcholi ri’yéchili 0° 
Vilmoriniana hauwé ahueé awé (or ahué) 
1—Guarijio (or Warihio) names, from Gentry (1942 and 1963). 
2—Tarahumara names collected by R. Bye in the region of Creel-Barranca 
del Cobre-Barranca de Batopilas. 
3—Western Tarahumara names, plant photographs and specimens not recog- 
nized by native informants. 
4—One informant, who grew up west of Cerocahui near Western Tarahumara 
Zo 
region but now lives in Barranca de Batopilas, recalled “retosa” as the 
name used for this maguey in his youth. 
“0” =species not recorded from the area. 
“__” — data uncertain. 
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