236 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 
Sarsaparilla. 
In the market of Ponce this name was applied to what were said to be the roots 
of the maguey or agave, used as a remedy for diseases of the blood. 
Satinwood. See Fagara flava. 
Sauco. See Sambucus canadensis. 
Sauvagesia erecta. YERBA DE SAN MARTIN. 
Family Ochnaceae; an herbaceous annual, 30 to 40 centimeters high. (Stahl, 
2: 49.) 
Savia sessiliflora. 
Family Euphorbiaceae; reported from Cayey. 
Schaefferia frutescens. 
Family Bignoniaceae; a glabrous shrub 10 feet high (3 meters), from Manati; 
in thickets along the shore. 
Schlegelia axillaris. HIGUERITO DE SIERRA. So 
Family Bignoniaceae; a shrub, 3 meters high, along the foothills. (Stahl, 6: 185.) 
Schlegelia brachyantha. HIGUERITO DE SIERRA. 
An indigenous woody yine with elliptical or obovate leathery leaves. The 
variety portoricensis has been described recently from several localities in different 
parts of the island. It was collected by Sintenis, who reports the original native 
name ‘‘tulipa.’’ Professor Urban notices in this variety the first instance of 
dimorphous styles in the present family. In some flowers the stigmas extend far 
beyond the anthers, while in others the reverse is true. (Urban, Symb. 1: 406.) 
Schmidelia occidentalis. See Allophylus occidentalis. 
Schoepfia obovata. 
Family Oleaceae; known from Guanica. 
Schradera capitata. SCHRADERA EN CABEZUELAS. 
Family Rubiaceae; a woody herb, climbing or twining; sometimes parasitic; 
found in the high mountains.’ (Stahl, 5: 39.) 
Schradera en cabezuelas. See Schradera capitata. 
Schrankia. See Morongia. 
Sciadophyllum jacquini. See Hedera arborea and Gilibertia arborea. 
Scolosanthus grandifolius. ESPUELA DE GALAN. 
Also called ‘* picha de gato."* A rubiaceous shrub, from the vicinity of Mari- 
cao. (Urban, Symb. 1: 442.) 
Scolosanthus versicolor. 
A shrub 2 to 3 meters high, known from Humacao. 
Scoparia dulcis. ORozuz. 
Family Scrophulariaceae; a woody annual, 50 centimeters high, common to all 
parts of the islands. Supposed to be a remedy for coughs in Jamaica, where it is 
called ‘‘licorice weed.”’ Specimens were collected at Condado. near Santurce, 
and at Loa Alta, the latter with the name Culantrillo. Bello calls this ‘‘ escobita 
amarga.”’ (Stahl, 6: 226.) 
Serew pine. See Pandanus. 
Scrophularia micrantha. PEREGIL CIMARRON. 
An annual herb indigenous on the south side of the island. (Urban, Symb. — 
1: 403.) : 
Scutellaria. ALBAHACA. 
The name ‘‘albahaca’’ is used at Rio Piedras for a species of Scutellaria 
(No. 1003). 


