524 NOTES OF A BOTANIST 
Yacitara. Desmoncus. Climbing palms, 
Yangua. Yangua tutctoria (Bignoniace?e). Leaves produce a blue dye ; 
bark a remedy for syphilis. 
Yenipapa. Genipa juacrophylla (Cinchonaceae). A fruit. 
YuMURA CEEMi. Clusiaceae. Sweet tree. 
Yutahi. Hymenaea sp. , Peltogyne sp. (Fabacese). Seeds edible. 
Zambo. a negro and Indian half-breed. 
Zanahovia. An edible root, like parsnips ; near our carrot {Daucus 
carota). 
Zancudos. Mosquitoes. 
Note. — The following terms also occur in Spruce's Journals or Notes, but 
I have been able to find no explanation of them : — 
Camazas (in Venezuela). 
ishpingo. 
Jebarie. 
RoNDiN (see vol. ii. p. 114). 
WiNGO, 
