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Bello reports seven varieties of this species from the southwestern part of the 
island. (Bello, p. 236.) 
Capparis frondosa. PALO DE BURRO. 
A shrub 3 or 4 meters high, reported from Sabana Grande and Manati. (Stahl, 
2: 47.) 
Capparis jamaicensis. BEJUCO INGLES. 
A shrub 6 to 10 feet (2 to 3 meters) high. (Stahl, 2: 185.) 
Capparis latifolia. PALO DE BURRO. 
Very similar to C. cynophallophora, but with the flowers in racemes. (Stahl, 
2: 186.) 
Capparis portoricensis. BURRO BLANCO. 
A tree of 15 to 20 meters, known from Coamo, Penuelas, San German, and 
Guanica. (Urban, Symb. 1: 309.) 
Capparis verrucosa. PALO DE BURRO. 
A tree 5 to 6 meters high, the largest of the Port Rican species. (Stahl, 2: 45.) 
Capraria biflora. Goat WEED. Té. 
Family Scrophulariaceae. A small shrub, less than 4 feet (1.3 meters) high. 
Bello calls this ‘‘ té del pais.”’ (Stahl, 6: 227.) 
Capriola dactylon. BERMUDA GRASS. : 
Also called Bahama grass in the West Indies. Now widely distributed in trop- 
ical and subtropical regions. A useful grass for sandy soils, but sometimes becom- 
ing a very bad weed in cultivated land. 
Capsicum annuum. PIMIENTO. 
Family Solanaceae; native of South America. The fruit furnishes the chilies 
of commerce. (Stahl, 6: 123.) 
Capsicum baccatum. AJi PICANTE. 
Reported by Bello. 
Capsicum frutescens. AJi. 
Fruits used in the preparation of Cayenne pepper. (Stahl, 6: 124.) 
A specimen apparently belonging to this species was called ‘‘aji caballero’ 
near Toa Alta. . 
Cara de caballo. 
This name is applied to a variegated ornamental Caladium, probably C. bicolor. 
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Caracho. See Lagenaria vulgaris. 
One of the names applied to the grooved gourd used as a musical instrument. 
Caracolillo. See Sabinea punicea. 
A wood stated by Captain Hansard to be common on hills. Not much used, 
but furnishes good firewood. Specific gravity, 1.20. 
Caracolillo labrado. 
Described by Grosourdy as a wild tree, 60 feet (18 meters) in height, with a 
trunk 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter. It furnishes a striped. yellow wood. In the 
form usually met with, the markings are in arches or spirals, from which fact the 
name is said to have arisen. The wood is very good for building purposes and is 
used quite extensively for shelves, etc.; its principal use, however. is in the man- 
ufacture of furniture. (Grosourdy, 2: 371.) 
Caracolillo liso. 
A tree from the western part of the island; height 50 to 65 feet (15 to 20 meters); 
diameter 30 to 35 inches (75 to 90 centimeters). Wood yellow, hard; specific 
gravity, 0.943; used in making furniture. (Exp. 1857.) 
Thought by Grosourdy to be a variety of caracolillo labrado, which it closely 
resembles in height and aspect, as well as in the color and uses of its wood. 
(Grosourdy, 2: 371.) 
