GLOSSARY OF NATIVE NAMES 1 



AHACATE, AGUACATE. An oily fruit ; cats fond of it ; good for epilepsy. 

 ABILLA, JABILLA. A twiner with large seeds producing a bitter oil for 



lamps on the Huallaga river. 

 ACARICUARA. Swartzia callistemon. Curious perforated trunks ; a dye 



from the bark. 

 AGUACATE. A tree (undetermined) of the fruit of which cats and many wild 



animals are very fond. It is very nutritious, and the seeds produce an 



oil very similar to that of olives. 

 AJAR I. Tephrosia toxicaria (Legummosre). 

 ALCORNOQUES (cork trees). Curatella Americana. 

 ALHEA. A village. 

 ALGARROBO (Venez.)=JuTAHi (Braz. ). Hymenrea sp. (Leg.). Fruit a 



remedy in asthma ; seeds give a fine varnish ; and incense. 

 ANAPE. The Jacana, a long-toed water-fowl (Parra Jacana). 

 \\ \PK-YAPONA. Victoria regia (Nymphreacete). Jacana's oven. 

 ANDIROBA OIL. From Carapa Gitianeiisis (Meliacese). 

 ANC.KLIM. Andira sp. An excellent timber-tree. 

 ANIL. Indigofera anil. Produces blue colour used in painted cuya>. 

 Ai'iRAX(.;A. A fruit. Mcitriria A piranha (Melastomacece). 

 AK APART (tree). Fine wood for cabinet work, but small (A \nnclta gt< iaiu nsis), 

 ARK' t 'A. An acid berry. Psidinni m'ati/'clium (Myrtacerc). 

 ARTIM.I rui'. A branch of the Trombetas river. 

 ARVORE I>E CHAPETE. Gnstavia Brasilu-ns/s. 

 AsSAl. A drink from fruit of Euterpe oleracea (Palmaceae). 



BACAISA. < Knocarpus sp. (Palmacese). Fruits yield a nutritious drink or food. 



I'.ACUARI-ASSU. Plaliniii insi^nis (( 'lusiacc;i:). ICdible fruit. 



BAUNA. Root of a climber (Menispermacese), called also " maniocca acu " 

 (great mandiocca), larger and more poisonous than mandiucca, but 

 makes equally good farinha and cakes, and is much used on the I'urus 

 and Upper Amazon (see vol. i. p. 215). 



I'.l ACK l'I I ' II. Clusiar, , . 



BOGA-IK;A (I'eru), CAIWA (Maynas). Cucurbitaceix\ A gourd with seeds 



of an extraordinary rectangular shape. 

 BOMBONAJE. Carludovica sp. (Pandanacese). Leaves used for making 



Panama hats. 



P>ur.o IIRANCO. White pitch. Icica sp. 

 I>RI'SCA (\CIKV.). Cassia ivcidiitlalis. ]5itter root; good in fevers. 



1 This list comprises all the names I have met with in Spruce's Journals ami MSS. They 

 may b useful to other explorers or collectors. Eu. 



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