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Palma costa. See Roystonea borinquena. 
A name applied to the royal palm in the vicinity of Coamo. 
Palma de grana. See Roystonea borinauena. 
Palma de la Sierra. See Acrista monticola. 
Palma de los cerdos. See Roystonea borinquena. 
This means ‘* pig palm,’’ and is one of the names applied to the royal palm on the 
south side of the island. 
Palma mauricia. See Mawritia flecuosa. 
A Cuban name, also said to be applied to Mauritia setifera (setigera?). 
Palma moriche. See Mauritia flexuosa. 
Palma real. See Roystonea borinquenda. 
Palmetto. See Sabal and Thrinax. 
Palo blanco. See Drypetes glauca. 
A tree from all parts of the island; height, 30 to 35 feet (9 to 11 meters); diame- 
ter, 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters). Wood white, soft; specific gravity, 
0.866; used in building houses. (Exp. 1857). 
Captain Hansard gives the specific gravity as 0.77. Used in hut building. 
Palo bobo. See Coccolobis diversifolia and Pisonia subcordata. 
A tree from all parts of the island; height, 30 to 35 feet (9 to 11 meters); diame- 
ter. 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters). Wood white, very soft; specific 
gravity, 0.531; not used. (Exp. 1857). 
Captain Hansard gives the specific gravity at 0.54. 
Palo bronco. See Malpighia wrens. 
Palo cachumba. See Gilibertia arborea, G. laurifolia, and Oreopanax capita- ~ 
tum. 
Palo cano. 
A tree from all parts of the island; height, 35 to 40 feet (11 to 12 meters); diame- 
ter, 12 to 15 inches (30 to 37 centimeters). Wood white, hard; specific gravity, 
0.990; not used. (Exp. 1857). 
Palo colorado. See Myroxylon schwaneckeanum and Ternstroemia luquillensis. 
Palo de aceite. See Copaifera officinalis. 
Palo de boyo. See Erythrina micropteryx. 
Palo de Brasilete. See Dalbergia monetaria. 
Palo de burro. See Capparis cynophallophora, C. frondosa, C. latifolia, and 
C. verrucosa. 
Palo de cabra. See Symplocos polyantha. 
Palo de Campeche. See Haematoxylon campechianum. 
Palo de-candela. See Myroxylon schwaneckeanum. 
‘' Palo de corcho. See Pisonia obtusata. 
Palo de cucubano. See Guettarda scabra. 
Palo de doncella. See Byrsonima lucida. 
Palo de galleria. 
A tree from all parts of the island; height. 25 to 30 feet (8 to 9 meters); diame- 
ter, 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters). Wood white, soft; specific gravity, 
0.409; used in building houses. (Exp. 1857.) 
Palo de gallina. See Alchorneopsis portoricensis. 
Palo de gangulin. See Gilibertia laurifolia. 
Palo de garrocha. See Quararibea turbinata. 
Palo de guitarra, See Citharexylum quadrangulare. 
