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d. Rosalino Gonzalez, MG. 



e. By informants, considered same as No. 269. 



157. Pito. 



a. makSpit'kiwi ; makspit'kiwi; makaspikiwi (maks- 

 pit*>: to whistle, by putting fingers to mouth). 



b. Psychotria trichotoma Mart. & Gal. 



c. Used for toy whistle. Short length of stem cut ; 

 inner portion pushed part way out of bark. Placed 

 below lip and blown on. 



d. MG. 



e. Same as No. 183. 



158. Caiia de puerco. 



a. is-cankatpasni. 



b. Gostus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. Wild along arroyo 

 banks. 



c. Stalks chewed as refreshment. Considered febrifuge. 



d. MG. 



159. Unknown to informant. 



a. iSkapat linaka'; iikapat linake''. 

 6. Acalypha schlechtendaliana Muell. Arg. Wild in 

 humid ground or along arroyo. 



c. Used as body whip in sweat bath. 



d. MG. 



160. Frijol. 



a. sikin^u?. 



b. Phaseolus lunatus. Determined by H. C. Cutler. 

 Wild vine ; volunteer in abandoned maize field. 



c. Beans not edible. Wild pheasants eat flowers. 



d. MG. 



161. Caf4. 



a. kape (sic). 



b. Goffea arabica L. Cultivated and volunteer. 



c. Total output locally consumed as beverage. 



d. MG. 



162. Granada del monte; amapola silvestre. 



a. pupllam ; pupflan. 



b. Passiflora serratifolia L. Wild vine ; "grows any- 

 where." 



c. Fruit edible; not sold, although said to be salable 

 in Papantla. 



d. MG. 



e. Same as No. 217. 



163. Pitaya de ardilln. 



a. isluwnsi0taya. 



b. Specimen missing. Wild; "grows anywhere"; 

 climbs trees. 



C. Ripe fruit edible; resembles prickly pear. 

 d. MG. 



164. Unknown to informants. 



a. skuptama ; eskuptama'; skfiptama?. 



b. Portulaca pilosa L. Volunteer in maize fields. 



c. Remedy for swelling and erysipelas (inflammation, 

 accompanied by fever): plant ground on metate; salt 

 added; paste applied to affected part and covered with 

 leaf of acoyo bianco (Nos. 72 or 134) or castor. 



d. MG. ML. 



e. Same as No. 232. 



165. Unknown to informant. 



a. kalwantelakaju. 



b. Poly gala sp. Wild vine. 



c. Ornamental flowers. 



d. AM. 



e. Figures in folktale. 



166. Oallina ciegia. 

 a. Not recorded. 



6. Teucrium ' cubense Jacq. subsp. chamaedrifolium 

 (Mill.) Epl. Volunteer near houses or along trails. 



c. Used to bathe pustules : entire plant, including root, 

 boiled ; hot liquid applied. 



d. Mercedes Morales. 



e. See No. 348, same species collected by another inform- 

 ant. Apparently through error, specimen of Pisonia 

 aculeata L. likewise submitted under No. 166 ; see No. 204. 



167. Zapote reventador. 



a. litsokni''; li^SDknP (cosa para pintar o para escribir). 



b. Pachira aquatica Aubl. Wild tree; grows along 

 arroyos. 



c. No utility. 



d. MG, Pedro Perez. 



168. Suelda consuelda. 



a. lukuftatastuk. 



b. Specimen missing ; collected in Papantla. Monte 

 plant ; grows along trails. 



c. Used as purge to relieve aftereffects of heavy drink- 

 ing. Poisonous if taken in excess. 



d. MG. 



169. Misanteca. 



a. skoyutkiwi'. 



b. Licaria capitata (Schlecht. & Cham.) Kosterm. 

 Monte alto tree. 



c. Leaf used as thatch. 



d. MG. 



170. See No. 59. 



171. Palo de rosa. 

 a. istusti kacon'. 



6. Tabebuia pentaphylla (L.) Hemsl. Monte alto tree. 



c. Wood used for house beams and roof cintas (fig. 23, 

 d, i). 



d. MG. 



172. Papayifo cimarron. 



a. tutun clcl' (Cici', perro). 



b. Carica papaya L. Volunteer in abandoned maize 

 fields. Some informants distinguish male (macho) (LX), 

 and female (honbra) (MG). 



c. Fruit stewed (LX) ; denied by some informants. 



d. Lorenzo Xochigua, MG. 



173. Cojon de yato; memsanito cimarron. 



a. ganaf'kiwi (.sanat', flor; kiwi, pjilo) . 



b. Eugenia trunciflora (Schlecht. & Cham.) Berg. Wild. 



c. Favored support for vanilla. 



d. MG. 



e. Not to be confused with other plants of same Spanish 

 name (Nos. 20, 13S). 



