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Heliotropo. See Heliotropium peruvianwm. 
Henna. See Lawsonia tnernis. 
Henriettella fascicularis. CAMACEY SIMPLE. 
Family Melastomaceae; a shrub 3 to 4 meters high; grows on mountains above 
500 feet elevation. (Stahl, 4: 114.) 
Herbeclinium macrophyllum. See Hupatoriwnm macrophyllum and Bacopa 
chamaedryoides. 
Hernandia sonora. 
Family Hernandiaceae; a tree with large peltate leaves, the juice of which is 
said to be a powerful depilatory; reported from near Rincon and Yabucoa. 
Herpestis monniera. See Bacopa monniera. 
Herpetica alata. TALANTALA. PLATE XXXIX. 
Family Cassiaceae; a shrubby plant 4 to 8 feet high, also called ringworm shrub 
in Jamaica on account of its reputed healing properties for that disorder. Bello 
gives the common name as “‘talantro.”’. (Stahl, 3: 107, as Cassia alata.) 
Heteropteris bellonis. AHORCA CABALLO. 
An indigenous, climbing shrub of the family Malpighiaceae. From Sabana 
Grande, Maricao, and Lares. Appears in Stahl’s ‘‘ Flora”’ as Stigmatophyllon 
chrysophylla. 
Heteropteris chrysophylla. BrJUCO DE PARALEJO. 
A vine found by Stahl at Humacao. (Stahl, 2: 147). 
Heteropteris laurifolia. PARALEJO VELLUDO. 
A shrub 2 to3 meters high; collected by Heller near Mayaguez. (Stahl, 2: 149, 
as Heteropteris pubifiora.) 
Heteropteris pubiflora. See Heteropteris laurifolia. 
Heteropteris purpurea. BEJUCO DE PARALEJO ROSADO. 
A low, woody climber among shrubs. (Stahl, 2: 148.) 
Hibiscus abelmoschus. See Abelmoschus abelmoschus. 
Hibiscus bifurcatus. BUENOS DIAS. 
An herbaceous, woody annual, 1 to 2 meters high, found in shady waste places. 
(Stahl, 2: 91.) 
Hibiscus elatus. EMAJAGUA EXCELSA. 
A spreading tree growing to be 60 feet high and 8 feet through; used for lumber; 
does not corrode the nails; very durable; the bark is said to make good rope. 
(Stahl, 2: 95, as Paritiwm elatum.) 
Hipiscus esculentus. See Abelmoschus esculentus. 
Hibiscus mutabilis. MaARravi.a. 
A shrub 3 to 4 meters high, cultivated in gardens for its flowers. (Stahl, 2: 89.) 
Hibiscus radiatus. PAVONA ENCENDIDA. 
A woody shrub, 1 meter high, cultivated in gardens. (Stahl, 2: 90.) 
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. PAvona. 
A shrub 3 to 4 meters high, cultivated in gardens for its beautiful flowers. 
‘Introduced from Asia. At Santurce this species was called ‘“‘mapola.’’ (Stahl, 
2: 88.) 
Hibiscus sabdariffa. JAMAICA SORREL. VINA. 
A shrubby annual or biennial, valued for the fleshy red calyx, which has a 
sharp but not unpleasant acid taste. The jellies and sauces made from it have 
been compared to those obtained from cranberries. In British India this plant 
is the basis of a considerable agricultural industry, it being grown there both for 
the calyx and for a fiber extracted from the stems by a process of retting. For 
