178 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 
Lobelia cliffortiana. CARDENALA AZUL. 
An herbaceous, erect annual, found in rocky places. (Stahl, 6: 28.) 
Lobelia portoricensis. 
A shrub, 2 to 8 meters in height; known from Luquilloand Adjuntas. (Urban, 
Symb. 1: 453.) 
Locust tree. See Hymenaea courbaril. 
Logwood. See Haematoxylon campechianum. 
Lombricera. See Spigelia anthelmia. 
Lonchocarpus glaucifolius. GENO. 
A leguminous tree of 5 to 8 meters, known only from Porto Rico, Rincon, 
Aguada, Aguadilla, and Quebradillas. A specimen from Aguada shows elliptical, 
finely veined leaves and flat, bright russet pods. (Urban, Symb. 1: 326.) 
Lonchocarpus latifolius. Pato HEDIONDO. 
A tree, 10 meters high, along the coast. Hard wood, used for farteee Reported 
from Manati and from Bayamon as “ palo seco.”’ (Stahl, 3: 91.) 
Lonchocarpus violaceus. GENO GENO. 
A tree or shrub, 5 meters high, found on the west coast. (Stahl, 3: 92.) 
Lonicera. HONEYSUCKLE. 
One or more species are cultivated in gardens. 
Loniciera. See Linociera and Mayepea. 
Loquat. See Hriobotrya japonica. 
Loranthus americanus. HICAQUILLO. 
Reported by Bello. Urban describes this as a new species, Dendropremon 
bicolor. 
Loranthus portoricensis. See note under Psychotria pendula. 
Lucuma mammosa. SapoTe. MAMEY SAPOTE. 
Family Sapotaceae; a tree, 10 meters high; yields the “marmalade fruit; also 
called the ‘t vegetable egg.’’ Grisebach spells the native name ‘‘ mammee 
sapota.”’ (Stahl, 6: 51.) 
Grosourdy (2: 398) says of the wood that it is fine-grained and compact, ordi- 
narily hard, and of good weight. In color it resembles mahogany, but is redder 
and more uniform, though somewhat mottled with darker-colored spots. Specific 
gravity.0.588. Itsmost common use is for shelving, but it would appear suitable 
for carpentry and cabinetwork. The fresh bark has the odor of bitter almonds. 
This fruit is rare in Porto Rico, and the plant is probably introduced. The 
common names are, however, often incorrectly applied to the fruit of Mammea 
americana, which it somewhat resembles in external appearance. The smooth 
seeds with a roughened segment are, however, entirely unlike those of the latter 
species, which are rough over the entire surface, with the flesh closely adhering. 
In Central America and Mexico this is a very common wild fruit, and in times of 
want it serves to some extent as a food. The flavor is mild, by some considered 
insipid, and it will probably never become popular among people of temperate 
regions. 
As the common name *‘ marmalade fruit ’’ implies, it is made into a marmalade, 
and this is not unlike good apple butter. 
It was this fruit that kept Cortez and his army alive on their famous march 
from Mexico City to Honduras. 
Lucuma multifiora. jacana. 
A large tree, 8 to 10 meters high, yielding a useful wood. Bello gives the com- 
mon name as ‘“‘hacana.’’ (Stahl, 6: 50.) 
Lucuma stahliana. 
Reported from near Manati. 

