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INDEX 



Cortitiarius spp. : 



Description, iii, 126. 

 Edible fungi, iii, 126. 

 Cortinellus shiitake : 

 Figure, iii, 107. 

 Cultivation, iii, 104. 

 Importation, iii, 104. 

 Corypha elata: 



Description, i, 192. 

 Distribution, i, 135, 196. 

 Figure i, 195, 197, 199, 201, 203. 

 Local names, i, 192. 

 Alcoholic drink, i, 202. 

 Beads, i, 194. 

 Buttons, i, 194. 

 Dimensions of fiber, i, 422. 

 Fiber i, 198. 

 Food, ii, 252. 

 Medicinal, iii, 173. 

 Paper, i, 421. 

 Stand, i, 194, 196. 

 Starch, i, 205. 

 Sugar, i, 204. 

 Sweetmeat, i, 194. 

 Syrup, i, 194. 

 Tensile strength, i, 322. 

 Uses, i, 194. 

 Vinegar, ii, 252. 

 Costus speeiosus : 



Distribution, iii, 177. 

 Local names, iii, 177. 

 Medicinal, iii, 177. 

 Cotton-seed oil substitute : 



Ceiba pentandra, ii, 150. 

 Cotton tree, see Ceiba pentandra. 

 Cradles: 



Khaphidophora spp., i, 356. 

 Crataeva religiosa : 



Distribution, iii, 188. 

 Local names, iii, 188. 

 Medicinal, iii, 188. 

 Cratoxylon blancoi : 



Distribution, iii, 212. 

 Local names, iii, 212. 

 Medicinal, iii, 212. 

 Crescentia alata : 



Distribution, iii, 236. 

 Local names, iii, 236. 

 Medicinal, iii, 236. 

 Crinunt asiaticum : 



Distribution, iii, 176. 

 Local names, iii, 176. 

 Medicinal, iii, 176. 

 Crossostephium chinense : 

 Distribution, iii, 244. 

 Local name, iii, 244. 

 Medicinal, iii, 244. 

 Croton oil; 



Croton tiglium, ii, 138. 

 Croton-oil plant, see Croton tiglium. 

 Croton tiglium : 



Description and distribution, ii, 138. 

 Figure, ii, 139. 

 Local names, ii, 138. 

 Croton oil, ii, 138. 



Croton tiglium — Continued. 



Fish poison, iii, 80. 



Medicinal, iii, 68, 198. 

 Cubilia blancoi: 



Description and distribution, ii, 322. 



Local names, ii, 322. 



Food, ii, 322. 

 Cucurbitaceae : 



Food plants, ii, 375. 



Medicinal plants, iii, 241. 

 Culantrillo, see Adiantum philippense. 

 Culantrillo, see Asplenium macophyllutn. 

 Culantro, see Coriandrum sativum. 

 Cunoniaccae : 



Tannins, iii, 93. 

 Curculigo recurvata : 



Description and distribution, i, 364. 



Local name, i, 362. 



Fiber, i, 362. 

 Curculigo orchioides: 



Distribution, iii, 176. 



Local names, iii, 176. 



Medicinal, iii, 176. 

 Curcuma longa : 



Description and distribution, ii, 183. 



Local names, ii, 182. 



Condiment, ii, 259. 



Dye, ii, 385. 



Food, ii, 182. 



Food coloring, ii, 259. 



Medicinal, iii, 177. 



Oil, ii, 182. 

 Curcuma zedoaria: 



Description and distribution, ii, 184. 



Local names, ii, 183. 



Medicinal, ii, 183 ; iii, 66. 



Oil, ii, 183. 



Perfume, ii, 183. 



Zedoary, ii, 183. 

 Cushions ; 



Schizostachyu))! lima, i, 264. 

 Cyatheaceae : 



Medicinal plants, iii, 65. 



Tree fern trunks, iii, 96. 

 Cyathea spp. 



Distribution, iii, 96. 



Local names, iii, 96. 



Uses, iii, 96. 

 Cyathocalyx globosus: 



Description, ii, 280. 



Figure, ii, 279. 



Local names, ii, 280. 



Areca nut substitute, ii, 280. 

 Cycadaceae : 



Food plants, ii, 241. 



Medicinal plants, iii, 168. 



Ornamental plants, iii, 12. 

 Cycas rumphii: 



Description and distribution, ii, 244. 



Figure, ii, 245. 



Local names, ii. 



Food, ii, 241. 



Medicinal, iii, 16 



Ornamental, iii, 

 Cymbidium : 



Distribution, i, 24. 



241. 



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