GLOSSARY OF NATIVE NAMES 523 



RAIZ DE MATO. Aristolochia sp. A powerful tonic. 



RETAMA. Thevetia neriifolia (Apocynacece), Fruit eatable ; seeds used for 

 rattles. 



SAMAI'MA. Eriodendron sp. (Sterculiacere). The Silk-cotton tree. 

 SAPUCAIA. Lecythis sp. Good ship timber. 



TABATINGA. White earth, used in painting cuyas. 



TABOCAL. A bamboo thicket. 



TACUARI. Mabca fistiilosa (Euphorbiace). Stems make pipe-tubes. 



TAMACOARI. Caraipa sp. ? Produces a fine balsam ; specific for itch. 



TAMSHE. A liana used in the Andes. 



TAPIIKA GUAYABA. Bellucia sp. (Melastomacere). A fruit. 



TAPIRIBA. Manriajnglandifolia (Anacardiacese). A fruit, bark medicinal. 



TAPUYAS. Indians semi-civilised. 



TAUARf. Bark cloth. Tecoma sp. (Bignoniacese). 



TERRA FIRME. Dry land, above floods. 



TlMBO. Paitllinia pinnata (Sapindacese). Roots used to stupefy fish. 



TIMBO-TITICA. Heteropsis sp. Shields of Uaupes Indians made of this wood. 



TRAGO (Barre). Native spirit, in the Rio Negro. 



TU^HAUA (L.G.). The chief of an Indian tribe. 



TUCU.M. Astrocaryum vulgare (Palmace?e). 



TUCUMA. Astrocaryum tiiciuua (Palmacese). 



TUCUNDERA (L.G.). The large severely stinging ant. 



Tupf. Indians who speak Lingoa Geral. 



TURURI. Thick bark cloth. 



UACU. LeguminoscE. Produces a bitter oil from seeds. 



UARAMA. Marantaceoe. An edible root. 



UARCA. Marantacere. An edible root. 



UARUMA. Maranta sp. Leaves used in making mats, baskets, etc. 



UAUASSI''. Attalea speciosa. Palmacea.'. 



UBA, UBADA. Large dug-out canoes. 



UBIM. Geonoma sp. Small forest palms. 



("IUTSSU. Manicaria M(V//<';v (I'almarcLi;). 



UCU-M'.A. Myrixti',-,1 fiitiin (MyriMicacese). Fruit very oily. 



UlRA (L. G. ). Gyncriiiin saffharoides (Granime;v). Wild cane, much used 



in native houses in the Andes, and for arrows, etc. 



UIRARI-RANA. Shychiiox 1 '-nisil i.nsis (Loganiacece). A fruit, edil.K . 

 UMARI. Poraqueiba sp. Kernel eaten after steeping in water. 

 UMIKI. Humirium sp. Edible fruit. 

 UNI-KINI. P>ignonia? Roots cure for ophthalmia. 

 URUHT. The Turkey-bux/.nrd : a black vulture. 



URUBU MARACAJA. y'?v.v///c;w /nliil.l, fruit Of. 



URI i ['. /;i.\,i orellana (Flacourtiacese). Anatto, a dye. 

 I i , i-UKi'. Altalea excelsa (Palmacea-). The fruit is burnt to smoke india- 

 rubber. 



UKUPK. An edible agaric at Para. 



VIJAU. iVaranta I'ijaii, Leaves used for making lids of baskets water- 

 proof (on Pastasa river). 



XERINGUE. Siphonia sp. (l-'.uphoibiaceaj). India-rubber trees. 

 XlRiriiA. A tree at Tarapoto (Uchpa chillca), the ashes of which make the 

 best lye for soap. 



