128 PALM TREES 



Botanical Name. Native Name. Uses. 



Geonoraa 



multifl 1 ora nK m lTr;"l These species and others allied all 



pamcuhgera ... Ubim de Coti- I have l the leaves more or less 



reetifolia Ubhmana J USed f ° r thatchin * 



Manicaria 



saccifera Bussu Leaves the best for thatching; 



spathe for caps, wrappers, &c. 



Desmoncus 



macroacanthus. Jacitara Bark makes "tipitis" or elastic 



cylinders for squeezing the 

 grated mandiocca. 

 Bactris 

 pectinata Iu 



These little prickly palms seem 

 not to be applied to any parti- 

 cular uses. 



n.s Marayarana 



elatior Marayarana 



n.s Unknown.. 



macrocarpa ... Iu 



tenuis Iu 



simplicifrons ... Iu 



maraja Maraja Fruit eatable. 



integrifolia Iu None. 



Guilielma 



speciosa Pupunha Fruit very good and nutritious ; 



wood very hard, black and du- 

 rable. 

 Acrocomia 



lasiospatha Mucuja Fruit eatable. 



Astrocaryum 



murumuru Murumuru Cattle eat fruit. 



gynacanthum ... Mumbaca None. 



vulgare Tucum Leaf-fibres for cordage. 



tucuma Tucuma Fruit eatable. 



jauari Jauari Nuts for lace-bobbin heads. 



aculeatum Maraya None. Others with the same 



name have eatable fruit. 



acaule Iu Bark of leaf-stalks for baskets. 



humile Iu Fruit eatable. 



Attalea 



speciosa Uauassu Leaves for thatch. 



excelsa Urucuri Fruit burnt for smoking rubber. 



spectabilis Curua Leaves for thatch. 



Maximiliana 

 regia Inaja Fruit eatable. 



Cocos 



nucifera Coqueiro The Cocoa-nut ; fruit eatable. 



