522 NOTES OF A BOTANIST 



MIRA PIXUNA. Swartzia grandijiora (Cresalpiniae). Black wood. 



MIRITI. Palms of the genus Mauritia. 



MONKEY-PODS. Pithecolobium (Mimosere). 



MOSQUITO (Span.). Sand-flies, etc. 



MUCUIN. A small red tick. 



MUCUJA. Acrocomia lasiospatha. Palm with eatable fruit. 



MULATTO TREE. Enkylista Spniceana (Cinchonacere). 



MULONGO. Hancornia laxa (Apocynaceae). Cork wood. 



MUMBACA. Astrocaryiim miunbaca. Palm ; fruit eatable. 



MURIKITICA. A climber. Stem gives drinkable water. 



MURIXI. Byrsonima Poppigiana (Malpighiaceos). Bark for tanning. 



MURUMURU. Astrocaryuni imtnii/iurii. Palm ; very spiny. Cattle eat 



the fruit. 



MURURE. Floating plants. 

 MUTUCA. Small biting flies. 



NAMAU. Carica Papaya (Papayaceee). The Papaw ; fruit eatable. 

 NIOPO (Ven.). Piptadenia Niopo. 



OANANI. Moronoboea sp. (Clusiacea;). Black pitch. 



OCUMO. . Arum sp. Powder used in asthma; root contains half its bulk of 

 fine starch. 



PAACUA-RAXA. Urania sp. An edible root. 



PAc6vA. Musa sapienti(E (Musacese). Plantain fruit. 



PACOVA-SOROROCA. Alpinia Paco-seroca (Jacq. ). Gives a purple dye, not 



permanent. 



PAJA MANIBA. Cassia occidentalis. Root bitter ; good in fevers. 

 PAJUARU. Mandiocca beer, also called "caxiri." 



PAO D' ARCO. Tecoma sp. Bows and cigar-holders made of this wood. 

 PAO DE LACRE. Vismia giiianensis (Hypericacere). Yields sealing-wax. 

 PAO MULATTO. Enkylista Spniceana (Cinchonacese). 

 PAPAW. Carica Papaya (Papayacere). A fruit. 

 PARANA-MIRI. Side channels of the Amazon, small rivers. 

 1' M:ATURI. Lauracece. Hard wood, on Upper Orinoco. 

 PARICA (L.G. ). Piptadenia Niopo (Mimosea.-). Seeds make snuff. 

 ]' \i\\v.\. OLnocarpns fiat aw a (Palm). Spines of leaf-stems used to make 



arrows for blowing-canes. 

 PAXK'DA. Iriartea cxorhiza (Palmacese). 



I'AXit'KA-i. Iriartea setigera (Palm). Stem used for blowing-canes. 

 I'IASSAHA. Leopolilinia piassaba (Palmacece). 

 PIHIGUA. Eatable grub. 

 PINDOBA. Attalea compta (Palmacene). 



PlQUlA. Caryocar sp. (Rhizobolacese). Fruit with kernels like almonds. 

 PIKAXHA-SIPO. A climber yielding drinkable water. 

 PIRARUCU. Sudis gigas. A large fish. When salted, a chief food on the 



Amazon. 



PlRI-MEMBECKA. Paspaluin pyrainidale (GraminaceK). 

 PlTOMHA. Sapindits ccrasiinis (Sapindacece). Edible fruit. 

 PIUM (L.G.). Small biting flies. 



IVriMiA. (iu/'/i, ///i,[ speciosa (Palmacere). Peach palm. 

 PURU-PURU (L.G.). A leprous skin disease. 

 PUSKU-POROTO. A shrub with edible fruit (Papilionacere) cultivated in 



Tarapoto district.' 



