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Hebeclinium macrophyllum. See Hupatoriuwm macrophyllum. 
Hecastophyllum brownei. See Dalbergia ecastaphyllum. 
Hecastophyllum monetaria. See Dalbergia monetaria. 
Heckeria peltata. PuaTeE XXXVII. 
Family Piperaceae; a large, succulent herb with peltate, heart-shaped leaves. 
Heckeria umbellata. PLATE XXXVIII. 
A species appearing very similar to the preceding but very different on close 
inspection. The stems and petioles have prominent ridges fringed with rows of 
long hairs; the internodes and peduncles are shorter, the petioles not expanded at 
base, and the leaves are not peltate but have an open sinus. Both species were 
collected along the Military Road a short distance south of Rio Piedras. 
Hedionda. See Cassia occidentalis. 
In the market of Ponce roots called ‘‘hedionda’’ were being sold by an herb 
dealer as a remedy for flatulence. 
Hediondilla. See Leucaena glauca. 
Hedwigia balsamifera. See Tetragastris balsamifera. 
Hedychium coronarium. 
Family Zingiberaceae; reported from Cayey and Maricao. Also collected at 
Adjuntas. 
Hedyosmum arborescens. 
Family Chloranthaceae; a shrub 12 to 16 feet (4 to 5 meters) high,in mountain 
woods. A related species is called ‘‘ headache weed’? in Jamaica. Reported from 
Sierra de Luquillo. 
Hedyotis glomerata. See Oldenlandia glomerata. 
Heliconia. 
A species of Heliconia is reported by Hill, apparently on the authority of Eggers, 
in a list of trees of the mountains. This genus is quite closely related to the 
banana, but the fruit is a dry capsule with three seeds or less. 
Heliconia bihai. 
A musaceous tree 10 or 12 feet (3 or 4 meters) high, reported from Bayamon, 
in forests on the mountains. Called bastard plantain in Jamaica. 
Helicteres jamaicensis. CUERNECILLO. 
Family Sterculiaceae; a shrub 2to3 meters high, in sands of the coast. Jacquin 
calls this ‘‘ huevo de gato’’ (Stahl, 2: 102), while Bello gives simply ‘‘ gato.”’ 
Heliophytum indicum. See Heliotropium indicum. 
Heliophytum parviflorum. See Heliotropium parviflorum. 
Heliotropium curassavicum. CoTORRERA DE LA PLAYA. 
Family Boraginaceae; a woody herb 50 centimeters high, growing in tufts in 
marshy ground along the seashore. (Stahl, 6: 106.) 
Heliotropium indicum. COTORRERA. 
An herbaceous, erect annual, 50 centimeters high; common. A decoction of 
this plant is said to act as a diuretic. (Stahl, 6: 108.) At Catafio this was called 
‘‘yerba de cotorra,’’ a translation of which would be ‘‘ parrot grass,’’ while at 
Ponce it is termed *‘ yerba de culebra.”’ 
Heliotropium inundatum. CoTORRERA DE AGUA. 
Said to be a woody herb, found in wet places along the seashore. (Stahl, 6: 107.) 
Heliotropium parviflorum. CoTORRERILLA. 
A woody herb 50 centimeters high, growing in stony places. (Stahl, 6: 109, as 
Heliophytum parviflorum. ) 
Heliotropium peruvianum. HELIOTROPO. 
A beautiful, fragrant species, cultivated in gardens. (Stahl, 6: 108.) 
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