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only to the wild, sour orange, the sweet orange being called “ china,” or “naranja 
de china,”’ or ‘‘ china dulce.” 
Naranja china. See Citrus aurantium. 
Naranja de china. See Citrus aurantium. 
Naranjada. 
A drink made from oranges, ‘‘ orangeade.”’ 
Naranjillo. 
A tree from all parts of the island: height, 25 to 30 feet (7 to 9 meters); diam- 
eter, 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 centimeters). Wood, white, hard; specific gravity, 
0.7483; not used. (Exp. 1857.) 
Naranjo. See Naranja. 
The orange tree in Spanish is ‘‘naranjo’’ or *‘naranjero,”” while the fruit is 
““naranja.”’ 
A tree from all parts of the island; height, 20 to 25 feet (6 or 7 meters); diam- 
eter, 9 to 10 inches (21 to 25 centimeters). Wood white, hard; specific gravity, 
0.784; fruit tree. (Exp. 1857.) : 
Captain Hansard gives a specific gravity of 0.48 for the wood of the bitter 
orange, but this seems too light for so hard a wood. 
Naseberry tree. See Sapota achras. 
Nasturtium officinale. See Rorippa nasturtium. 
Nectandra. ENEMOSCcO. 
Family Lauraceae. In Porto Rico the seeds of aspecies of Nectandra have been 
confused with those of Monodora myristica, the ** calabash nutmeg,’ and also 
with the true nutmeg, Myristica moschata. 
See note under Nutmeg. 
Nectandra leucantha. 
See note under Naguacatillo. 
Neea buxifolia. 
A nyctaginaceous shrub, reported from Fajardo. 
Negra lora. MABA INCONSTANS. 
Captain Hansard gives for this wood a specific gravity of 0.91. 
A wild tree, 30 feet (9 meters) high, with a trunk 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centi- 
meters) in diameter. The wood is flesh-colored, coarse, porous, and breaks with 
a vertical fracture. Its most common use is in building country houses and for 
fences. (Grosourdy, 2: 403.) 
Negraz losa. 
A tree from the interior of the island; height, 30 to 35 feet (9 to 11 meters); 
diameter, 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters). Wood red, hard; specific gravity, 
0.897; used in building houses. (Exp. 1857.) Probably the same as ‘‘ negra lora.” 
Nephelium. 
A genus of Sapindaceae, belonging to the Indian and Malayan region, and gen- 
erally treated as including species which yield several important fruits, such as 
the ‘‘ litchi,”’ the ** rambotan,”’ and the ‘‘longan.’’ Litchi chinensis has recently 
been recognized as generically distinct from Nephelium. 
Nephelium litchi. See Litchi chinensis. 
Nepsera aquatica. CAMACEY DE CIENEGA. 
Family Melastomaceae; a small biennial shrub growing in clay or sandy soil 
subject to inundation. Of general distribution in tropical America. The generic 
name given by Stahl is Nespera, doubtless a typographical error. (Stahl, 4: 117.) 
At Catatio this species is called ** altea ’’ and supposed to possess medicinal prop- 
erties. [ 


