5 2 4 NOTES OF A BOTANIST 



Y \( ITARA. Desmoncus. Climbing palms. 



VANGUA. Yangua tinctoria (Bignoniacerc). Leaves produce a blue dye ; 



bark a remedy for syphilis. 



YEMPAPA. Genipa macrophylla (Cinchonaceje). A fruit. 

 VUMURA CEEMI. Clusiace?e. Sweet tree. 

 YUTAHI. Hymenrea sp. , Peltogyne sp. (Fabaceoe). Seeds edible. 



ZAMBO. A negro and Indian half-breed. 



ZANAHOVIA. An edible root, like parsnips ; near our carrot (Daucus 



carota). 

 ZANCUDOS. Mosquitoes. 



NOTE. The following terms also occur in Spruce's Journals or Notes, but 

 I have been able to find no explanation of them : 



CAMAZAS (in Venezuela). 



ISHPINGO. 



JEBARIE. 



RONDIN (see vol. ii. p. 114). 



WlNGO. 



