220 ARTS AND CRAFTS OF GUIANA INDIANS [BTH, ANN. 38 
Gynerium saccharoides. Arrow-reed (Punk, 1, 525). 
Gossipium spp. Cotton (ScT, 25). 
Lonchocarpus spp. Haiari fish poison (BA, 106). 
Musa sp. Banana (SeG, 250). 
Musa sp. Plantain (G, m, 246; BA, 29). 
Nicotiana tabacum. ‘Tobacco. 
Persea gratissima. Avocado pear. 
Saccharum officinarium. Sugar cane. 
Solanum sp. Yams. 
Tephrosia toxicaria. Fish poison (PEN, 1, 111). 
Theobroma cacao. Cacao (ScG, 264, 269; ScO, 123). 
Zea. Maize (PEN, 1, 111). 
In Timehri for June, 1888, J. Rodway gives lists of plants culti- ° 
vated and introduced into the Guianas. 
247. But, besides these, there are a large series of wild fruits, ber- 
ries, nuts, etc., that are eaten by the Indians. Unfortunately, in the 
absence of any official or other authoritative flora, very few of them 
are identified : 
Achras sapota. Sapodilla. 
Anona muricata. Sour-sop. Probably cultivated American. 
Anona reticulata. Custard apple. Probably cultivated American. 
Astrocaryum tucumoides. Awarra. 
Astrocaryum tucuma. Akko-yuro. 
Bertholletia excelsa (?nobilis). Brazil nut. 
Caria seeds (ScA, 327). 
Caryocar (Pekea) tuberculosa. Sawari nut (ScO, 49). 
Cereus sp. (SeT, 53). 
Eugenia sp. The casimi of the Makusi (ScT, 20; SR, 1, 11). 
Genipa mariana and G. edulis (SR, u, 47). 
Hymenea courbaril (BA, 66). 
Inga laterifolia. Shirada. 
Manicaria saccifera. Truli. 
Maximiliana regia. Kokerit. 
Mauritia flexuosa. Ite. 
Malpighia (SR, m, 17). 
Mammea americana. Mamee apple. 
Melicocca bijuga. The maku of the Makusi (SR, 1, 47; SeT, 39-40), 
the kinip and marmolada-box of the Creoles. 
Mimusops balata. Bullet tree. 
Mushrooms (G, 1, 263). 
Nigritia schomburgkii. Small guava (IT, 267). 
Oenocarpus sp. Turu. 
Palms.—The fruit is edible of the following palms mentioned by 
Gumilla, but I do not think they are scientifically recognizable: 
Jijirri (G, um, 247); camuirro and vesirri (G, m, 249) ; mararabes, 
