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Byrsonima lucida. PaLo DE DONCELLA. 
Also called ** sangra de doncella,’’ according to Stahl, who considers the Porto 
Rican form a distinct variety or species, which he names B. portoricensis, but 
this suggestion seems not to have been noticed by other botanists. The plant is 
an indigenous shrub, or small tree, belonging to the Malpighiaceae, and haying 
the branches and inflorescence covered with a yellow powder. It grows close to 
the shore to the east of San Juan, and blossoms in the winter. The timber is 
durable, but not of sufficient diameter to render it important. 
Byrsonima portoricensis. See Byrsonima lucida. 
Byrsonima spicata. MArRIcao. 
A. tree 30 to 40 feet (9 to 18 meters) high. The bark is used tor tanning. The 
yellow, acid berries are said to be eaten, although rather astringent. (Stahl, 2: 
140.) It furnishes a wood of good weight and ordinary durability. This is com-_ 
pact, uniform, fine-grained, and somewhat fibrous in texture, and cinnamon- 
brown in color, with narrow parallel light stripes. The wood is strong and much 
appreciated; used in the country for boards and framework of houses, etc. Spe- 
cific gravity, 0.812. Native name, ‘‘doncella.’’ (Grosourdy, 2: 372.) 
Caballo asi. See Abelmoschus abelmoschus. 
Cabalonga. See Thevetia neriifolia. 
Cabbage. See Brassica oleracea. 
Cabbage-bark. See Andira inermis. 
Cabbage palm. 
The *‘ palm cabbage”’ is obtainable from many different palm trees, and consists 
of the delicate tissues of the newly-formed, unexpanded leaves. In the West 
Indies the name is more properly applied to Oreodoxa oleracea, a native of Barba- 
dos and other southern islands, though apparently extending to Porto Rico if 
specimens collected by Sintenis in the Luquillo Mountains were from native trees 
and are properly determined. 
Cabbage tree. See Andira inermis. 
Cabellos de Angel. See Clematis dioica. 
Cabambrena. 
A tree from all parts of the island; height, 20 to 25 feet (6 to 8 meters); diame- 
ter, 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 centimeters). Wood white, soft; specific gravity, 
0.799; not used. (Exp. 1857.) Perhaps this is an error for ‘* calambrena.”’ 
Cabo de hacha. See Trichilia hirta and T. simplicifolia. 
Cabo negro. See Arenga saccharifera. 
Cabra. 
A tree from all parts of the island; height, 25 to 35 feet (8 to 11 meters); diame- 
ter, 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 centimeters). Wood light red, soft; specific gravity, 
0.597; used for weather boards. (Exp. 1857.) (Grosourdy, 2: 368.) 
Cacaillo. See Sloanea berteriana and Meliosma obtusifolia. 






Cacao. See Theobroma cacao. 
Cacao bobo. See Meliosma obtusifolia and M. herbertii. 
Cacao cimarron. 
According to Captain Hansard a tree of great height, not resembling the t 
cacao. It has large, coarse, brittle leaves. The wood has a specific gravity 
1.08, and is used for firewood and walking sticks. 
Cacao de monte. 
A tree from the interior of the island; height, 40 to 44 feet (12 to 14 meters); 
diameter, 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters). Wood light-colored, rather hart 
specific gravity, 0.964: not used. Also called **cacao macho.”’ (Exp. 1857.) ” 
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