Liebmann also visited Chinautla in the State of Pueb- 
la, the locality which has been confused with the Oaxa- 
can Chinantla. There is no possibility of ambiguity in 
Liebmann’s notes, for, as the following examples indicate, 
he carefully denoted the state and, in several cases, act- 
ually contrasted the two names. 
Acrostichum Schiedei Ktze. ““Byen Tiuzutlin og Indierlandsbyen 
Chinautla i Dep. Puebla 7-8000/.’’ 
Polypodium angustum (Willd.) Liebm. “*... i Chinantla S. Pedro 
Tepinapa (2,500’), paa Ege Tiuzutlin og Chinautla.’’ 
The towns and villages of the Chinantla in which Ga- 
leotti and Liebmann collected include the following in 
the District of Choapam: San Juan Comaltepec, Santi- 
ago Choapam, Santiago Jocotepec, San Juan Lacova, 
San Juan Lalana, Santa Maria Lovani, San Juan Pet- 
lapa, San Juan Teotalcingo, San Juan Toabela, San Pedro 
Tepinapa; and Santa Maria Tonaguia in the District of 
Villa Alta. 
In his writings (8, 9, 10, 11), Professor Conzatti, the 
contemporary authority on the flora of Oaxaca, has con- 
sistently used the term Chinantla in its historical sense. 
He has also used the modification Chinantla-cuicateca to 
refer to the eastern third of the District of Cuicatlan 
where he collected in 1898 and in 1909. Although this 
term has been misunderstood, there should be no am- 
biguity in Conzatti’s use of the word in this heterodox 
manner because of the clarity and fullness of the localities 
cited on Conzatti collections (28). 
In conclusion, it should be pointed out that the early 
botanical collectors used Chinantla in its historically ac- 
curate sense. At the present time, however, there is a 
tendency to misapply the word to designate the entire 
area of northeastern Oaxaca inhabited by the Chinantec 
Indians. It is unfortunate that such a broad use of the 
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