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205. Copalillo. 



a. sipipum. 



b. Exothea copalillo (Schlecht.) Radlk. Monte alto 

 tree. 



c. Wood used for house frame; sprays as body whip 

 in sweat bath. 



d. MG. 



e. Not to be confused with No. 47, same Spanish name. 



206. Alzaprima. 



a. awawa kiwi. 



b. Carpodiptera ameliae Lundell. Monte alto tree. 



c. Wood used for house posts and beams. 



d. MG, Rosalino Gonzalez, Mercedes Morales. 



207. Unknown to informant. 



a. stapukonAt (stapu, frijol) ; stapuqonXt ; li-nAke {para 

 azotarse). 



b. Probably Paullinia clavigera Schlecht. Monte alto 

 vine; also volunteer in abandoned maize fields. 



c. Fruit sometimes eaten. Spray used as body whip 

 in sweat bath. 



d. MG. 



e. Apparently supposed by informant to be same as No. 

 246 ; however he says "there is another of same name but 

 it is no good." 



208. Guayabillo. 



a. misinin kiwi'; mi-0inin kiwi?. 



b. Calyptranthes schiedeana Berg. Grows in monte 

 alto. 



c. Fruit edible. Pole serves as digging stick ; saplings 

 as roof poles of thatched house. 



d. MG. 



209. Ombligo de criatura. 



■a. istamptisni? ska'ta (iStanpusni', ombligo; ska'ta, 

 criatura). 



b. Operculum ornithopoda (Robins.) House. Vine; 

 volunteer in abandoned maize fields. 



c. No utility. 



d. MG. 



210. Unknown to informant. 



a. Unknown to informant. 



b. Vernonia aschenboniiana Schauer. 



c. Presumably of no utility. 



d. MG not acquainted with plant. 



211. Hoja fresco. 



a. skawiwi tuwan ; sqawitu-wan (hoja fresca). 



b. Kalavchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers. Wild plant [pre- 

 sumably naturalized]. 



c. Headache remedy : green leaf placed over each 

 temple. 



(J. MG, Dolores M£ndez. 



e. Same as No. 235. 



212. Unknown to informant. 



a. Unknown to informant. 



b. Eupatorium albicaulc Sch.-Bip. 



c. Presumably no utility. 



d. MG not acquainted with plant. 

 c. See No. 314. 



213. Unknown to informant. 



a. Unknown to informant. 



b. Bunchosia biocellata Schlecht. 



c. Presumably no utility. 



d. MG not acquainted with plant. 



214. Chile verde; chiltepin. 

 a. staka?pin. 



6. Capsicum frutescens L. ; seed identified by Charles 

 Heiser, Jr., as C. annuum. Volunteer in milpa ; seed some- 

 times tossed in field to increase yield (AM, RG). 



c. Standard seasoning; salable (MG) in Papantla 

 (AM, RG). Remedy for magical malviento and malojo 

 in children (ML). 



d. AM, Rosalino Gonzalez, MG, ML. 



215. Unknown to informant. 



a. Unknown to informant. 



b. Smilsx mollis H. B. K. 



c. Presumably no utility. 



d. MG not acquainted with plant. 



216. Semilla de culebra. 



a. Not recorded. 



b. Abrus precatorius L. 



c. Presumably no utility. 



d. Catalina Calderon. 



e. Plant unknown to MG. Not to be confused with No. 

 33, same Spanish name. 



217. See No. 162. 



218. Unknown to informants. 



a. akas^ti; ak&sti?. 



b. Guazuma ulmi folia Lam. Monte alto tree. 



c. Fruit sometimes eaten by humans (MG), also by 

 animals. Wood serves as fuel (RG). 



d. MG. Rosalino Gonzalez. 



219. Cedro; cedro real. 



a. puksnun kiwi''. 



b. Cedrela meancana M. Roem. Monte alto tree. 



c. Preferred wood for house construction (posts, beams) 

 and for furniture (MG). Remedy for bilious disorders 

 caused by anger : tea made of leaves combined with rose- 

 mary (romero). Abortifacient : tea made of boiled bark 

 (ML). Sprays used in bath of seven herbs (No. 15). 



d. MG, ML. 



220. Zapote mante. 



a. kukunti'. 



b. Pouteria campechiana (H. B. K.) Baehni. Monte 

 alto tree (MG) ; also cultivated (LX). 



c. Fruit edible (MG) ; seldom sold (LX). 



d. MG, Lorenzo Xochigua. 



221. Higo. 

 a. suja ; sujok?; sti?ja. 

 6. Ficus tecolutlensis (Liebui.) Miq. Montr alto tree. 



c. No utility except for shade (MG). Fruit edible but 

 seldom eaten (ML). Milky juice of higuero (sic) (su?ja) 

 combined with that of zapote chico (No. 191). and dbalo 

 (No. 349) ; and sold as chicle (NM). 



d. MG. ML, Nemesio Martinez. 



