544 



LIST OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS 



Amaryllidacese: 



Agave, 86 



Amaryllis, 86 



Bomarea, 140, 166 



Zephyranthes, 86 

 Iridaceae: 



Gladiolus, 86 



Iris, 106 

 Musaceae: 



Heliconia, 7, 86, 204, 255, 259, 301, 

 302, 392, 393 

 imbricata (257) 

 maricB (257) 

 Zingiberaceae: 



Costus malortieanus (257) 



Zingiber officinale (Gengibre), 390 

 Cannaccee: 



Canna, 86 

 Marantaceae: 



Calathea insignis (Vijagua), 336 



(257) 

 Orchidaceae: 

 Cattleya, 417 

 Epidendrum radicans, 150, 156, 



164 

 Piperaceae: 

 Piper, 7 



hirsutum, 174 

 Urticaceae: 



Myriocarpa, 192 (201) 

 Pilea, 192 (201) 



microphylla, 179 

 Urera sp., 162 (i6i) 



caracasana (Ortiga), no 

 Moraceae: 



Artocarpus communis (Arbol de pan, 



Breadfruit), 15 

 Casiilloa ^ (Hule), 15, 390 

 Cecropia (Guarumo), 177 (176) 

 Ficus (Higueron), 15, 39, 161, 347, 



(40), (161) 



Loranthaceae: 



Loranthus {Psittacanthus) schiedeanus, 



"9, 354 

 Amarantaceas: 



Iresine paniculata, 88 

 Telanthera mexicana, 161 (161) 

 Phytolaccaceae: 

 Phytolacca, 93 

 decandra, 179 

 octandra, 115 

 Nyctaginacese: 



Bougainvillea, 86 

 Caryophyllaceae: 



Stellaria ovata, 192 

 Ranunculacese: 



Nigella, 86 

 Anonaceae: 



Anona (see Anona in Index) 

 Papaveraceae: 



Bocconia frutescens (Guacamayo), 86 

 Capparidacese: 



Cleome, 86 

 Sarraceniaceae: 



Sarracenia, 260 

 Crassulaceae: 



Bryophyllum calycinum (Hoja del 



aire), 82, 88, 89, 150 

 Echeveria australis, 33 (41) 

 Sedum, 87 

 Rosaceae: 



Spircea argentea, 124, 136, 139 (120) 

 Leguminosaa — Mimosoideas : 



Acacia campeachiana (= cochleacan- 

 tha), 320 

 costaricensis (Bull's horn thorn, 



Cuernezuelo), 333, 451 (368) 

 hindsii (Bull's horn thorn), 452, 



footnote 

 nicoyensis, 451 

 Calliandra grandiflora (Carboncillo), 

 84, 89 (73) 



' Although spelled Castilloa by many authors, the correct form appears to be 

 Castillo. 



