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NOTES OF A BOTANIST<br />

CAAPI. Banisteria caapi (Malpighiacere). An intoxicant.<br />

CAARURU. Podostemon sp. Used for food by the Indians ; ashes give salt.<br />

CAATINGA. Low forest white forest.<br />

CACHIMBO. A pipe.<br />

CADI. Phytelephus sp. (Palmaceae). Vegetable Ivory nut.<br />

CAIMBE. Curatella Americana (Dilleniacese).<br />

CAJU ( = MEREY, Venez. ). Anacardiuni occidentaJe. Cashew nut.<br />

CAPOEIRAS. Second growth woods, on deserted farms, etc., in virgin forest.<br />

CARAIPE. Licania sp. (Chrysobalanere). Pottery tree.<br />

CARAJURU. Bignonia chica. A red dye.<br />

CARAJURU PIRANGA. Bignonia sp. Produces red colour for cuyas.<br />

CARANA. Manritia carana (Palmacepe).<br />

CARANAf. Manritia aculeata (Palmaceae).<br />

CAKAPANAS (L.G. ). Mosquitoes.<br />

CARIAQUITO. Lantana Camara. Leaves, root, and flowers medicinal.<br />

CARIBE (Braz. ). Cassava beer, on the Rio Negro.<br />

CARIZA. A musical pipe.<br />

CARTELHANA. Yangua tinctoria (Spruce). Gives a dye like that of indigo.<br />

CASCARIA. Samydacese.<br />

CASTANHA (Port. ). Bertholletia excelsa. Brazil-nut tree.<br />

CAURE. Perhaps Kyllinga odorata, from the roots of which a scented water<br />

is distilled by the Indians.<br />

CAXIRI (L.G.). Mandiocca beer.<br />

CEDAR. Icica sp. (Amyridacere). On the Amazon.<br />

,, Phyllanthus sp. (Euphorbiacete). Quito.<br />

CHICHA (Ven.). Cassava beer.<br />

COCA. Erythoxylon coca.<br />

Cocui. Agave sp. Root diuretic.<br />

COCURA. Pourouma sp. (Artocarpere). Edible fruit.<br />

COROZITO. Tree at Maypures.<br />

CORUSI-CAA. Calocophylium coccineum (Rubiaceze). Sun-leaf. Very handsome<br />

flower-bracts.<br />

COW-TREE. Mimusops sp. (Sapotacere). Produces wholesome milk.<br />

,, Callophora sp. (Apocynacere). Produces wholesome milk.<br />

,, Loureira sp. (Euphorbiacete). Vields milk.<br />

CUIARK. Elais melanococca (Palm). Oil-producing.<br />

CUMAI, CuMA-AfU. Callophora (Apocynacece). Cow-trees.<br />

CUMANDA-ACU. Campsiandra laurifolia (Leg. ). Beans grated used as an<br />

emetic.<br />

CUM ART. Dipteryx odorata (Leguminosre). Tonga bean, scent.<br />

CUMARU-RANA. Andira oblonga (Leg.).<br />

CUMATI. Myrcia sp. (hb. 1916) (Myrtaceae). Bark gives a varnish used on<br />

cuyas.<br />

CUNAMBI. Icthyothera cnnambi (Composite). Roots used to stupefy fish.<br />

CuNUCO (Ven.). Mandiocca field in Venezuela.<br />

CUNURJ. EuphorbiaceK. Seeds give an edible oil.<br />

CUPANA (Ven.). Panllinia cupana (Sapindacece). An intoxicant.<br />

Cui'A-rr.A. Copal/era Martii (Leg.). Yields balsam capivi.<br />

CUPIM. Termites, white ants.<br />

CUPU-ASSU. <strong>The</strong>obroma sp. Pulp of fruit eatable.<br />

CURAU.i. Bromelia Karatas (Bromeliacere). Leaf fibres used in making<br />

hammocks.<br />

CURUA. Attalea spectabilis (Palmacere).<br />

CUSPARIA = CHUSPA. Galipea sp. Bark tonic and febrifuge.

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