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Bauhinia kappleri. FLAMBOYANT BLANCO. BAUHINTA AMARILLA. 
PLATE XIX. 
Also called ‘** varital.”” A curious and beautiful leguminous tree, 10 to 15 meters 
high, cultivated for ornament and shade, and also becoming wild in open places. 
Supposed to be native in French Guiana. Bauhinia krugii is now considered by 
Urban to be a synonym of this species. (Urban, Symb. 1: 315.) 
Bauhinia krugii. See Bauhinia kappleri. 
Bauhinia porrecta. 
A leguminous tree about 4 meters high, cultivated for its conspicuous flowers. 
(Stahl, 3: 127.) 
Bayberry. See Myrica cerifera. 
Bayberry tree. See Amomis caryophyllata. 
Bayleaf. See Amomis caryophyllata. 
Bay rum. See Amomis caryophyllata. 
Bay rum tree. See Amomis caryophyllata. 
Bay tree. See Amomis caryophyllata. 
Bejuco blanco. See Bignonia aequinoctialis. 
Bejuco colorado. See Rudolphia volubilis. 
Bejuco de agua. See Vitis caribaea. 
Bejuco de berac. See Chiococca racemosa. 
Bejuco de caro. See Vitis sicyoides. 
Bejuco de clavo. See Bignonia caryophyllea. 
Bejuco de conchitas. See Clitoria ternatea. 
Bejuco de corrales. See Serjania lucida. 
Bejuco de costilla. See Paullinia pinnata. 
Bejuco de garrote. See Rowrea glabra. 
Bejuco de gloria. See Jpomoea cathartica. 
Bejuco de miel. See Salmea eupatoria. 
Bejuco de mato. See Dioclea reflexa. 
Bejuco de mona. See Cissampelos pareira and C. microcarpa. 
Bejuco de palma. See Marcgravia rectiflora jacquint and M. wmbellata and 
M,. sintenis. 
Bejuco de paralejo. 
A name applied to numerous species of Malpighiaceae, such as Stigmaphyllon 
(synonym Stigmatophyllon) floribundum, S. periplocifolium and S. puberum; also 
Heteropteris chrysophylla, as well as Triopteris and Tetrapteris. 
Bejuco de paralejo rosado. See Heteropteris purpurea. 
Bejuco de peo. See Lasianthus lanceolatus. 
Bejuco de puerco. See Ipomoea setifera and I. fastigiata. 
At Santurce this common name was also applied to Thunbergia alata. Bello 
reports it for Ipomoea bona-nox. 
Bejuco de puerco blanco. See Ipomoea ciliolata. 
Bejuco de puerco de costa. See Ipomoea carnosa. 
Bejuco de puerco de playa. See Ipomoea biloba. 
Bejuco de rana. See Marcgravia rectiflora jacquini. 
Bejuco de San Juan. See Forsteronia corymbosa. 
Bejuco de sopla. See Securidaca virgata. 
Bejuco de vaca. See Ipomoea bona-nox. 

