COOK AND COLLINS—-ECONOMIC PLANTS OF PORTO RICO. 145 
Falsa belladona. See Solanum seaforthianum. 
Falso guaco. See Willughbacya scandens. 
Falso marrubio. See Maesosphaerum polystachyum. 
Faramea odoratissima. PALO DE TORO. 
Family Rubiaceae; a tree or shrub 3 meters high, found in mountains and waste 
places; flowers fragrant. The name ‘‘cafetillo”’ is recorded by Bello. (Stahl, 
5: 66.) 
Farolitos. See Cardiospermum halicacabum. 
Fevillea cordifolia. Smcua. 
Also called ** pepita amarga,’’? and in Jamaica “‘ antidote cocoon’’ and ** sabo.”’ 
Family Cucurbitaceae, a woody biennial creeper. In Jamaica an oil has been 
extracted from the seeds and used in lamps. The seeds are also used as an anti- 
dote in poisoning and as a remedy for dropsy. 
Ficus arbutifolia. 
Family Moraceae; said to be cultivated along the roadside at Arroyo (Sintenis). 
Along the entire road from Aguadilla to Arecibo two species of fig were com- 
mon. This part of the country offers much waste land in addition to the road- 
sides, which might be planted in rubber or any similar crop. 
Ficus carica. Fic. Hico. 
A few fig trees were seen near Santurce, but they were not in a thriving condi- 
tion, and the probabilities of success on the moist north coast seem to be slight. 
Ficus crassinervis. 
Near Naguabo. 
Ficus lentiginosa. JAGUEY. PLATE XXXYV. 
The fruits are light green, spotted with dull red, and are much larger than 
those of F. pedunculata. Both species are planted for shade along the road 
between Ponce and Adjuntas. 
Ficus pedunculata. 
According to Grisebach, this species is called *‘ Jamaica cherry.’ It has been 
reported from south Florida and many of the West Indian islands, but was origi- 
nally described from St. Christopher. 
Ficus portoricensis. 
A native fig tree attaining a height of 10 meters; from Yabucoa and Manati. 
(Urban, Symb. 1: 472.) 
Fideos. See Cuscuta americana. 
Fig. See Ficus carica. 
Fit weed. See Eryngium foetidum. 
| Flamboyan. See Poinciana regia. 
Flamboyant boanco. See Bauhinia kappleri. 
Fleurya estuans. PIca-PIca. 
A common weed about Santurce; belongs to the nettle family with stinging 
_ hairs. 
Flor deagua. See Custalia. 
Flor de muerto. See Clerodendron fragrans. 
Forestiera segregata. 
Family Oleaceae; a shrub or small tree; native in Florida and the northern 
| Antilles, including Porto Rico.. 
_Forsteronia corymbosa. Brsuco pm San JUAN. 
Reported by Bello. 


