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Coccolobis excoriata. 
This tree attains a considerable size and is looked upon as a fine timber wood; 
grows in mountains. (Sunan.) 
Coccolobis grandifolia. Mora.on. 
A large tree of the mountain forests. 
Coecolobis kunthiana. 
From Utuado. 
Coccolobis laurifolia. 
Native names: ‘‘ Uvillo,”’ ‘‘ glateado,”’ and ‘‘ uverillo.’’ See note under Cocco- 
lobis. From Cabo Rojo. 
Coccolobis nivea. CALAMBRENAS. 
A branching tree 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) in height, with papery leaves, yel- 
lowish flowers, and small white edible berries. Specimens were obtained at CORES 
Springs (no. 737) and near Ponce (no. 805), the latter with red berries. 
Coccolobis obtusifolia. UviL1o. 
A shrub of 10 to 12 feet (3 to 4 meters), known from the Bahamas, Santo 
Domingo, Porto Rico, and the Danish Islands. 
Coccolobis pirifolia. 
From Bayamon. 
Coccolobis rugosa. ORTEGON. 
A species with deeply wrinkled leaves 18 inches (45 centimeters) across; col- 
lected by Sintenis at Cayey. Also reported by Eggers from the region of El 
Yunque as C. macrophylla. Said to be the most conspicuous tree in some regions, 
up to an altitude of 2,000 feet, especially when the purple flowering spikes, a yard 
long, are displayed. <A large tree, said to be abundant in Porto Rico, and furnish- 
ing an economic wood. 
Coccolobis uvifera. SEA GRAPE. UVERO.. 
Also called ‘‘ uva del mar,’’ and in Jamaica ‘*‘ pigeon wood.’’ <A treeof medium 
or large size growing near the sea. The berries are described by Grisebach as 
dark blue and 4 to} of an inch (12 to 16 millimeters) in length. The wood is 
esteemed in Jamaica for cabinet work. The plants are propagated by cuttings 
and the trees grow to a large size. 
. Coco. See Cocos mucifera. 
Cocoa plum. See Chrysobalanus icaco, 
Cocoe. See Colocasia esculenta. 
Cocorron. See Elaeodendron xylocarpum. 
A tree reported by Grosourdy as occurring in the eastern part of the island, 
30 or 35 feet (9 to 11 meters) high, with a trunk i foot or more (30 centimeters) 
in diameter. It furnishes a yellow wood of medium durability, having a vertical 
fracture, used in the construction of country houses. (Grosourdy, 2: 376 
Cocorroncito. Elaeodendron attenuatum. 
Cocos aculeata. See Acrocomia aculeata. 
Cocos mauritia. : 
A name given by Hill for the ‘‘ palma moriche.’’ There is no such name or 
synonym in the Index Kewensis, and the reference is doubtless to Mauritia 
flecuosa, which is also given by Hill as the botanical name of ‘! moriche.”’ ; 
Cocos nucifera. 
The rather extensive use of green cocoanuts for drinking purposes in Porto 
Rico suggests the question whether the extraction of fiber from the husks might _ 
not be undertaken to advantage. This fiber is a regular and important article of — 
export from the East Indies to Europe, under the name of coir, and is used in 

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