In 1889, Galeotti collected the type of Sauwrauia as- 
pera (Galeotti 7325) in San Juan Lalana, the locality 
of Schultes 490. Four specimens of this Galeotti collection 
were examined by Buscalioni and cited in his monograph 
(l.c. 297); he indicated, with reservation, that ‘‘Lalana’’ 
was in Oaxaca. 
In the same year (1839), Jiirgensen collected Saurauia 
aspera in the mountains of San Pedro Nolasco near Talea 
de Castro, District of Villa Alta, long. 96°15’, lat. 17° 
26’. Buscalioni (l.c. 889) was unable to discover this ]o- 
cality on the standard maps of Oaxaca; he noted, how- 
ever, that in the Gulf of California there was an island 
by the name San Pedro Nolasco and he suggested that 
the Jiirgensen collection was made on this desert island. 
This locality in the Gulf of California is many hundreds 
of miles from Oaxaca; Saurauia is not represented in the 
dry northwestern parts of Mexico; and Jiirgensen never 
visited this region. Consequently, the suggestion that the 
Jiirgensen collection was made on an island in the Gulf 
of California should never have been advanced. Fortu- 
nately for scientific accuracy, Standley (Contrib. U.S. 
Nat. Herb. 23 (1923) 817) ignored Buscalioni’s erroneous 
suggestion and stated that Sawrauia aspera was ‘‘known 
only from Oaxaca, the type locality’’. 
The fruits of Saurauia aspera are very sweet and mu- 
cilaginous and are utilized as food by all the Indian tribes 
of northeastern Oaxaca. They are eaten fresh or are 
cooked. They are also dried and kept for later use. A 
decoction is made from the fruits, and it is said by the 
natives to be an effective emollient because of the quan- 
tity of mucilage which is extracted. This decoction is 
administered for coughs, colds and throat irritations. 
In northeastern Oaxaca, Saurauia aspera is known by 
the following Spanish names: mameyito(“‘littlemamey’’); 
palo de moca (‘‘sticky tree’’); pipicho. Among the In- 
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