fruit, both alone and with sugar. It is so aromatic that 
just a single fruit is enough to fill a room with pleasant 
fragrance. The cocona is also a special insecticide, used 
by the eastern Indians against head-lice. They also eat 
the fruit roasted’? (Sarmiento, 1958, 178). 
In the market of Iquitos, I found for sale in 1951, 
under the name of cocona, and I have eaten there, a berry 
larger than that of Solanum quitoense, with a rind of dark 
purple or murrey, not orange-colored or yellow. It is 
possible that, in eastern Peru, the term cocona is applied 
to several species-concepts of Solanum. 
Along with other fruits, cocona is grown by the Kar- 
eneiris Indians of the upper Madre de Dios River in 
eastern Peru (Fejos, 1940-1942, 24). 
By October 1948, seeds of cocona were introduced 
from the United States to the Tulio Ospina Farm in 
Medellin, Colombia. According to official reports, the 
shrub has but few spines, and the fruits are orange- 
colored (Granja Tulio Ospina; letter August 1956; let- 
ter 329, October 5, 1961). 
Solanum muricatum Aiton Hort. Kew., ed. 1, 1 
(1789) 250. 
Solanum muricatum Aiton var. popayanum Bitt. (Bu- 
kasov, 1930, 580). 
VERNACULAR NAMES: 
Cachon, in Keshwa (Domingo de Santo ‘Tomas, 1560, 
112 v.; Domingo de Santo Tomas, 1951, 242; Gon- 
zalez Holguin, 1608, 258). 
Cachuma, in Aymara (Bertonio, 1612, 32). 
Pepino, pepino dulce. 
The name pepino was given to the fruit by the Span- 
iards who saw in it some resemblance to the cucurbita- 
ceous cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), which they had 
introduced into the New World. 
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