BLAKE — GUATEMALAN PLANT NAMES. 93 



Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Swartz) Griseb. Guanacaste. Fabaceae. 



A tree up to 30 meters high, 1 meter thick, with large ear-shaped pods. Wood 

 used for houses and furniture. 

 Epidendrum fragrans Swartz. Lirio. Obchidaceae. 



This and the following species belong to a large genus of bright-colored epiphy- 

 tic orchids. 



Epidendrum varicosum Batem. Lirio. Orchidaceae. 



Eriosema diffusum (H. B. K.) G. Don. Guapillo. Fabaceae. 



An herb with trifoliolate leaves and yellow flowers. The fresh infusion is 

 drunk for diseases of women. 



Escorzonera de jiquilite. See Indigofera lespedezioides. 

 Eupatorium pycnocephalum Less. Te. Asteraceae. 



A composite with lavender flowers. Leaves used to make a sudorific tea. 

 Euphorbia brasiliensis Lam. Cttra-mesquino. Euphorbiaceae. 



Euphorbia heterophylla L. Echua. Euphorbiaceae. 



An herb with the upper leaves more or less blotched with red. The infusion 

 is taken for diseases of the chest. 



Eicus costaricana (Liebm.) Miquel. Higo. Moraceae. 



Eicus crassiuscula Warb. Amate. Moraceae. 



Eicus hemsleyana Standi. Matapalo. Moraceae. 



One of the strangler figs. 

 Elor de la vida. See Melanthera hastifolia. 

 Flor del cielo. See Buchnera elongata. 

 Elor del mico. See Echites microcalyx. 

 Flor del tamiz. See Polygala paludosa. 

 Erijol de venado. See Phaseolus xalapensis. 

 Erijolillo. See Cassia laevigata. 

 Eruta de pitillo. See Dolicholus phaseoloides. 

 Fustan de vieja. See Aspidosperma megalocarpon. 

 Granadilla de montaiia. See Prestonia macrocarpa. 

 Granadillo del monte. See Passiflora coriacea. 

 Guacamayo. See Andira excelsa (f). 

 Guambo. See Phoe~be ambigens. 

 Guamo. See Inga spuria. 

 Guamo mero. See Inga sp. 

 Guamo paterno. See Inga sp. 

 Guanacaste. See Enterolobium cyclocarpum. 

 Guano. See O chroma bicolor. 

 Guapillo. See Eriosema diffusum. 

 Guapinol. See Hymenaea courbaril. 

 ■. Guarumo. See Cecropia sp. 



Guarumo de montaiia. See Pourouma aspera. 



Guayabo de sabana. See Psidium guajava. 



Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. Catjlote._ Contamal. Cuaulote. Tapaculo. 



Sterculiaceae. 



A tree with small white fragrant flowers. 

 Gynandropsis speciosa (H. B. K.) DC. AlelL Capparidaceae. 



Hamelia erecta Jacq. Chichipin. Rubiaceae. 



A slender shrub or tree with orange-red flowers. The leaves are mashed and 

 put on cuts, a use doubtless suggested by the color of the flowers. 

 Heisteria media Blake. Pate macho. Olacaceae. 



Helicteres guazumaefolia H. B. K. Palo de capulIn. Sterculiaceae. 



A shrub with slender tubular salmon-red flowers. 



