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Daphnopsis philippiana. CIENEGUILLO. 
Also called ‘*‘ emajagua’’ and ‘‘emajagua brava.’’ A shrub or small tree of the 
family Thymelaeaceae, evidently generally distributed in forest districts, being 
reported from Luquillo, Naguabo, Juncos, Aibonito, Barranquitas, Penuelas, 
Utuado, and Jayuya. 
Date. See Phoenix dactylifera. 
Date palm. See Phoenix dactylifera. 
Date plum. See Diospyros tetrasperma. 
Another species, Diospyros ebenaster, is known from Porto Rico. 
Datil. See Phoenix dactylifera. 
Datura fastuosa. ESTRAMONIO. 
Family Solanaceae; an herbaceous annual, 1 meter high. The seeds are said to 
possess poisonous properties. (Stahl, 6: 119.) 
Datura metel. CHAMICO BLANCO. : 
An herbaceous annual weed, 1 meter high, frequenting rocky places along the 
coast. (Stahl, 6: 117.) 
Datura stramonium. JIMSON WEED. ESTRAMONIO. 
Also called ‘* peo de fraile,’’ ‘‘chamico morado,’”’ ‘‘chamisco,’’ and ‘* thorn 
apple.’’ A solanaceous herb 3 to 4 feet (1 to 1.38 meters) high. The seeds are 
poisonous and are said to have medicinal value as a narcotic. (Stahl, 6: 115, 118.) 
Datura suaveolens. CAMPANA DE PARIS. 
A shrub 3 to 4 meters high, found along river banks. (Stahl, 6: 120.) 
Datura tatula. See Datura stramonium. 
Demajagua. 
This name is probably intended for emajagua; at least that is its use in Cuba 
and South America. 
Demajagua blanca. 
A tree from all parts of theisland; height, 10 to 12 feet (3 to 4 meters); diameter, 
6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters). Wood white, soft; specific gravity .696; bark 
used for making ropes. (Exp. 1857. 
Demajagua colorado. 
A tree from all parts of theisland; height, 10 to 12 feet (3 to 4 meters); diameter, 
6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters). Wood white, soft; specific gravity .698; bark 
used for making ropes. (Exp. 1857.) 
Dendropremon bicolor. PARasirTa. 
Also called ** hicaquillo del combron.”’ A parasitic shrub of the family Loran- 
thaceae. Itis recorded as growing upon the orange and the custard apple. 
Dendropremon caribaeus. HICAQuUILLO. CAPITANA. 
A parasitic shrub, attacking numerous trees, both wild and cultivated. 
Desmanthus plenus. See Neptunia plena. 
Desmanthus virgatus. DESMANTO RAYADO. 
Family Mimosaceae; a woody herb 4 to 6 feet (1.3 to 2 meters) high, sometimes 
decumbent; found along the coast at Fajardo. (Stahl, 3: 140.) 
Desmanto amarillo. See Neptunia plena. 
Desmanto rayado. See Desmanthus virgatus. 
Desmodium. See Meibomia. 
Dianthera pectoralis. Curia. 
Family Acanthaceae; an herbaceous plant 40 centimeters high; cultivated in 
gardens, and wild in dry places. A sirup made from this plant is said to be 
beneficial, for pulmonary disorders. Called also ‘‘ justicia balsam ’”’ in Jamaica. 
(Stahl, 6: 248.) 
