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191. Zapote chico. 



a. liksuj&qat?; skulujaq; ja-ka. 



6. Achras zapota L. Monte alto tree (MG) ; also volun- 

 teer in second growth monte (LX, JB). 



c. Wood used for house frame, digging stick (MG). 

 Remedy, ambiguously phrased, for pustules on feet : 

 skunk meat and broth of zapote (presumably, zapote 

 chico) recommended. Bark boiled and liquid apparently 

 applied, together with sap from sangregado (No. 239) 

 (MG). Fruit edible; sometimes sold in Papantla (LX, 

 JB). Chicle occasionally sold to Papantla merchants 

 (MG). 



d. MG, Lorenzo Xochigua, Jos6 Bautista (junior), ML. 



e. See Nos. 221, 349. Mentioned as tasty wild fruit 

 among one group of Totonac ( Relaci6n de Huey tlalpan ) . 



192. Pin&n. 



a. sku-lu'u. 



b. Jatropha curcas L. Shrub, cultivated in house clear- 

 ings. 



c. Edible: seed dried, shelled, toasted, and ground; 

 added to various dishes. 



d. MG, Rosalino Gonzalez. 



e. Laxative qualities not recognized by Totonac ; milky 

 sap said to stain clothing. 



193. Frijolillo. 



a. stapunkiwi' (stapti, frijol: kiwi', palo). 

 o. Pithecellobium arboreum (L.) Urb. Monte alto tree ; 

 "grows anywhere." 



c. Wood used for roof poles (alfarda, fig. 23, d, i), door 

 frames and "sills." Also for wooden trays, but cedar (No. 

 219) preferred. 



d. MG. 



194. Caoba. 



a. makSAguk kiwi. 



b. Swietenia macrophylla King. Monte alto tree. 



c. Wood used for beams, for roof poles (alfarda, fig. 

 23, d, i), and wooden trays; in all cases, cedro (No. 219) 

 preferable. 



d. MG. 



195. Chalahuite. 



a. talaJSka. 



b. Inga paterno Harms. Tree grown from seed in house 

 clearings and maize fields. 



c. Edible fruit. 



d. MG. 



e. See No. 181, considered wild form. 



196. See No. 38. 



196a. Lelekes (sic). 



a. li-Uk. 



b. Leucaena glauca (L.) Benth. Cultivated, from seed, 

 in milpas and house clearings; sometimes a volunteer. 

 Leaf said to be larger than that of wild form (No. 38). 



c. Fruit eaten, especially by children. 



d. MG. 



e. This specimen labeled 196a to distinguish it from 



196, wild form ; latter treated under No. 38. 



197. Amor. 



a. No Totonac name. 



b. Momordica charantia L. Determined by L. H. 

 Bailey. Cultivated vine ; not found in monte. 



c. Seed sometimes eaten; plant "of little importance." 



d. MG. 



198. Zapote de calentum. 



a. tu-pa v ; tu'pa'. 



b. Not determinable. Monte alto tree. 



c. Fruit edible; wood of no utility; does not produce 

 chicle. 



d. MG. 



199. Unknown to informant. 

 a. laqasmaiyak. 



6. Serjania sp. Wild vine. 



c. Fish poison (p. 80) ; not injurious to humans. 



d. MG. 



200. Capites. 



a. pustapu mayak (pustapu [pulakstapu] , capitas (p. 

 154) ; m&yak, bejuco). 



b. Drepanocarpus lunatus (L. f.) Meyer. Monte alto 

 vine. 



c. "The strongest of all lianas" ; used to haul pole for 

 Volador dance; also laced about it so that dancers can 

 ascend. No further utility ; not employed as house 

 lashing. 



d. MG. 



201. Bejuco de San Diego. 



a. spislokot Juki' (pescuezo de venado) ; i§pi§16kot 

 juke ; sakalokot Juki ; ispisni juke. 



6. Petrea vohibilis L. Monte alto vine ; sometimes 

 transplanted to gardens (MG). 



c. Decorative flower. Stem formerly used as mouth- 

 piece for pipe ; no further utility. 



d. MG, Lorenzo Xochigua, Manuel de la Luz. 



202. Unknown to informant. 



a. cu-(5oks. 



b. Four specimens collected by same informant : two, 

 Oouania polygama (Jacq.) Urb.; one, Smilax aristolo- 

 chiaefolia Mill, (see No. 252) ; and one, Tournefortia 

 hirsutissima L. Monte alto vine. 



c. Stem cut and added to pulque de cana in course of 

 fermentation (p. 165). 



d. MG. 



203. Palo de humo; chamacuero. 



a. kagitukun ; kasilstukun. 



b. Two specimens, one, probably Pithecellobium in- 

 signe M. Micheli ; the other, probably Pithecellobium sp. 

 Wild tree; "grows anwyhere." 



c. Children sometimes eat flesh within pod ; no further 

 utility. 



d. MG. 



e. Same as No. 294. 



204. Una de gavildn. 



a. itfijfin waya">: istij&u waiya (waiya, gavildn). 



b. Pisonia aculeata L. Grows in monte alto. 



c. No utility. 



d. MG. 



e. Fruit said to be viscid ; if bird alights on fallen fruit, 

 is unable to escape. See also No. 166. 



