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poppy (Argemone mexicana L.), for ornamental purposes or for 
medicine; “camanchile” {Pithecolobium dulce Benth,), for its 
tanbark and its edible fruit; “aroma” {Acacia farnesiana Willd.) 
for its fragrant flowers; “ipel-ipel” {Leucaena glauca Benth.), 
as a hedge plant; the sensitive plant {Mimosa vudica L.), for 
ornamental purposes; “cabellero” {Caesalpinia pulcherrima 
Sw.), for ornamental purposes; “acapulco” {Cassia alata L.), 
for medicinal purposes; the peanut {Arachis hypogaea L.), for 
food; indigo {Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.), for dye; “madre 
cacao” {Gliricidia sepium Steud.), for hedges and for ornamental 
purposes ; the lima bean {Phaseohis lunatus L.) , for food ; the yam 
bean {Pachyrrhizus erosus Urb.), for its edible root; the bilimbi 
and carambola {Averrhoa hilimbi h., and A. carambola L.), for 
their edible fruits; physic nut {Jatropha curcas L.), for medi- 
cine, as well as J. multifida L. for ornamental purposes ; cassava 
{ManiJwt utilissima Pohl), for food; the cashew nut {Anacar- 
dium occidentale L.) for its edible fruit; “ciruelas” {Spondias 
purpurea L.) for its edible fruit; cotton {Gossypium braziliense 
Macf.), for textile purposes; cacao {Theobroma cacao L.), the 
source of chocolate and cacao; acheute {Bixa orellana L.), for 
dye; the papaya {Carica papaya L.), for its edible fruit; various 
species of cacti {Nopalea and Cereus), for ornamental purposes; 
the guava {Psidium guajava L.) , for its edible fruit; the “chico” 
{Achras sapota L.), for its edible fruit; the “chico mamey” 
{Lucuma mamviosa L.), for its edible fruit; the “sapote negro” 
{Diospyros ebenaster Retz.), for its edible fruit; the temple 
flower {Plumeria acutifolia Poir.), for its fragrant flowers; the 
periwinkle {Lochnera rosea Reichb.), for its ornamental flowers; 
“campanello” {Thevetia neriifolia Juss. and Allamanda cathar- 
tica L.), for ornamental and medicinal purposes; some species 
of convolvuli {Ipomoea nil Roth, Quamoclit pinnata Boj., Colo- 
nictyon aculeatum House), for ornamental purposes, and the 
sweet potato {Ipomoea batatas Poir.), for food; lantana {Lan- 
tana camara L.), for ornamental purposes; “dama de noche” 
{Cestrum nocturnum L.), for its fragrant flowers; tobacco {Ni- 
cotiana tabacum L.) ; the tomato {Lycopersicum esculentum 
Mill.) ; the peppers {Capsicum frutescens L. and C. annuum L.), 
for condiments and for food; some ornamental Bignoniaceae 
{Crescentia alata HBK., and Tecoma stans Juss.); (?) the 
squash {Curcubita maxima Duch.), for food; some ornamental 
Compositae {Tagetes erecta L., Helianthus annuus L., Cosmos 
caudatus HBK., and C sulphureus Cav.), and “ayapana” {Eupa- 
torium triplinerve Vahl), for medicine. 
