
COOK AND COLLINS—ECONOMIC PLANTS OF PORTO RICO. 241 
Silk-cotton tree. See Ceiba pentandra. 
Simaruba amara. See Simaruba tulae. 
Simaruba tulae. ACcEITILLO. 
A tree 8 to 15 meters high; in primeval forests at an altitude of 600 to 800 
meters; known from the Luquillo Mountains near Banadero, and from Juncos, 
Adjuntas, Penuelas, and Maricao. Reported by Bello as 8S. amara, but that spe- 
cies is believed not to exist in Porto Rico, being confined to the more southern 
islands, while the Porto Rican plant is distinct in having the petals much longer 
and the staminal scales smooth. (Urban, Add. 1: 18.) 
Sinapis brassicata. See Brassica juncea. 
Sisalhemp. See Agave sisalana. 
Sloanea berteriana. 
Native names: ‘‘Cacao roseta,’’ ‘‘ cacao otillo, cacaillo,’? ‘‘motillo.’? An 
indigenous tree of 8 to 30 meters; family Tiliaceae; known from mountain forests ~ 
near Luquillo, Sierra de Naguabo, Yabucoa, Adjuntas, and Maricao. (Urban, 
Symb. 1: 359.) 
Smilax havanensis. 
An indigenous, shrubby, climbing vine, growing at Cabo Rojo. It is closely 
related to the cat-brier of our Eastern States. The variety portoricensis is 
known from the vicinity of Maunabo. 
Snake-wood. 
In the British West Indies; applied to Cecropia peltata and Colubrina ferrugi- 
nos. 
Solanum asperum. TABACON ASPERO. 
Family Solanaceae; a spineless shrub, occurring at the bases of mountains and 
in waste places; 2 to 3 meters high. (Stahl, 6: 138.) 
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Solanum callicarpifolium. BrERENJENA DE PALOMA. 
A shrub, 3 meters high. The entire plant covered with dense hair; found in 
waste places. (Stahl, 6: 276.) 
Solanum caribaeum. MATA-GALLINAS. 
A smooth, herbaceous annual, 80 centimeters high; common to all parts of the 
island. (Stahl, 6: 129.) 
Solanum guanicense. 
A rather small, annual species recently described from the vicinity of Guanica. 
Solanum igneum. 
A prickly shrub; known from Guayama. 
Solanum inclusum. BERENGENA CIMARRONA. 
An erect shrub, 2 meters high; found at base of mountains and in cool, shady 
places. (Stahl, 6: 133.) 
Solanum jamaicense. BERENGENA JAMAIQUINA. 
A biennial shrub; found in shady, waste places; 2meters high. (Stahl, 6: 131.) 
Solanum lentum. BERENGENA DE PALOMA. ee 
A decumbent shrub; found in cool places and at the base of mountains; known 
from Hate Grande. (Stahl, 6: 128.) 
Solanum mammosum. SUSUMBER. BERENGENA DE MARIMBO. 
Also ‘‘soushumber.’’ A woody annual, densely pubescent, 1 meter high; found 
in shady places near cultivated fields. (Stahl, 6: 134.) 
A common. tropical weed used in Jamaica as a stock for grafting the eggplant. 
Solanum melongena. EGGPLANT. BERENGENA. 
The eggplant is rather commonly cultivated in Porto Rico and seems to thrive 
better than most garden vegetables, perhaps because it is of tropical origin and 
