GLOSSARY OF NATIVE NAMES 523 
Raiz de Mato. Aristolochia sp. A powerful tonic. 
Retama. Thevetia neriifolia (Apocynaceoe).. Fruit eatable ; seeds used for 
rattles. 
Samauma. Eriodendron sp. (Sterculiaceoe). The Silk-cotton tree. 
Sapucaia. Lecythis sp. Good ship timber. 
Tabatinga. White earth, used in painting cuyas. 
Tabocal. a bamboo thicket. 
Tacuari. Mabea fistulosa (Euphorbiaceae). Stems make pipe-tubes. 
Tamacoari. Caraipa sp. ? Produces a fine balsam ; specific for itch. 
Tamshe. a liana used in the Andes. 
Tapiira guayaba. Bellucia sp. (Melastomaceae). A fruit. 
Tapiriba. Alauria juglandifolia (Anacardiaceoe). A fruit, bark medicinal. 
Tapuyas. Indians semi-civilised. 
Tauari. Bark cloth. Tecoma sp. (Bignoniacese). 
Terra firme. Dry land, above floods. 
Timbo. Faullijiia pinnata (Sapindacese). Roots used to stupefy fish. 
Timbo-titica. Heteropsis sp. Shields of Uaupes Indians made of this wood. 
Trago (Barre). Native spirit, in the Rio Negro. 
Tu^haua (L.G.). The chief of an Indian tribe. 
Tucum. Astrocarynim viilgare (Palmacese). 
TucUMA. Astrocaryu7ii Hicuma (Palmacese). 
TucUNDERA (L.G. ). The large severely stinging ant. 
Tupi. Indians who speak Lingoa Geral. 
TuRURi. Thick bark cloth. 
Uacu. Leguminosse. Produces a bitter oil from seeds. 
Uarama. Marantacese. An edible root. 
Uarca. Marantaceae. An edible root. 
Uaruma. Maranta sp. Leaves used in making mats, baskets, etc. 
Uauassu. Attalea speciosa. Palmaceae. 
Uba, Ubada. Large dug-out canoes. 
Ubim. Geonoma sp. Small forest palms. 
Ubussu. Manicaria saccifera (Palmaceae). 
Ucu-UBA. Myristica fatita (Myristicacese). Fruit very oily. 
UiRA (L. G. ). Gynerhmi saccharoides (Granimese). Wild cane, much used 
in native houses in the Andes, and for arrows, etc. 
UiRARi-RANA. Strychnos Brasiliensis (Loganiacege). A fruit, edible. 
Umari. Poraqueiba sp. Kernel eaten after steeping in water. 
Umiri. Humirium sp. Edible fruit. 
Uni-bini. Bignonia? Roots cure for ophthalmia. 
Urubu. The Turkey-buzzard : a black vulture. 
Urubu maracaja. Passiflora fcetida, fruit of. 
Urucu. Bixa 07'ellana (Flacourtiaceae). Anatto, a dye. 
Urucuri. Attalea excelsa (Palmaceae). The fruit is burnt to smoke india- 
rubber. 
Urupe. An edible agaric at Para. 
VijAU. Maranta Vijau, Leaves used for making lids of baskets water- 
proof (on Pastasa river). 
Xeringue. Siphonia sp. (Euphorbiacese). India-rubber trees. 
XiRiUBA. A tree at Tarapoto {Uchpa chilica), the ashes of which make the 
best lye for soap. 
