
COOK AND COLLINS—ECONOMIC PLANTS OF PORTO RICO. ~15)) 
Bejuco inglés. See Capparis jamaicensis. 
Bejuco prieto. See Paullinia pinnata, Hippocratea ovata, and Rudolphia 
volubilis. 
Bejuquillo de puerco. See Jpomoca triloba, 
Bellorita. See Hrigeron bellioides. 
Ben. See Moringa moringa. 
Ben nut. See Moringa moringa. 
Berengena. See Solanwm melongena. 
Berengena cimarrona. See Solanum torvum and S. inelusum. 
Berengena de marimbo. See Solanwm mammosum. 
Berengena de paloma. See Solanum virgatum, S. callicarpifolium and S. 
lentum. 
Berengena de playa. See Solanum persicaefolium 
Berengena jamaiquinia. See Solanum jamaicense. 
Bergamota. See Citrus medica. 
Berica. : 
This name is noted as being used near Toa Alta for a shrub said to produce an 
edible fruit (no. 893) probably a species of Eugenia. At Vega Baja ‘* berica’’ or 
‘“‘perica cimarron’’ was a species of Acalypha (no, 1035). 
Berros. See Rorippa officinalis. 
Bertholletia excelsa. BRAZIL NUT. 
A large tree belonging to the family Lecythidaceae, and yielding the Brazil 
or Para nuts of commerce. A tree 100 to 150 feet high, distributed throughout 
northeastern South America to the Island of Trinidad. It has been cultivated in 
Jamaica and probably in other islands. 
Berugillo. 
A wood not much used; specific gravity 0.73; abundant in the hills. (Hansard.) 
Betel palm. See Areca catechu. 
Bichy. See Cola acuminata. 
Bidens bipinnata. MANZANILLA NEGRA. 
An annual composite weed. (Stahl, 5: 128.) 
Bidens coreopsidis. See Bidens rubifolia. 
Bidens pilosa. MANZANILLA DEL PAIS. 
An annual weed; found in all parts of the island. It seems to be more often 
called ‘‘margarita.”’ (Stahl, 5: 127.) 
Bidens rubifolia. MANZANILLA TREPADORA. 
Reported as B. coreopsidis. (Stahl, 5: 129.) 
Bignonia aequinoctialis. LIaNa DE LA SIERRA. 
Family Bignoniaceae; a shrubby climber. According to Bello this is called 
*bejuco blanco.”’ (Stahl, 6: 177.) 
Bignonia caryophyllea. Brsuco DE CLAVO. 
A vine with large aromatic roots which are used to color and impart a pleasant 
odor torum. (Stahl, 6: 180.) 
Bignonia odorata. LIANA FRAGRANTE. 
A woody climber growing in waste places on the coast. (Stahl, 6: 178.) 
Bignonia unguis. See Bignonia unguis-cati. 
Bignonia unguis-cati. Liana uNaDa. 
A shrubby climber with sharp claw-like tendrils. Specimens were collected at 
Guayanillo by Sintenis. Bello calls this ‘‘ pegapola.”’ (Stahl, 6: 179.) 
