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NOTES OF A BOTANIST<br />

Y \( ITARA. Desmoncus. Climbing palms.<br />

VANGUA. Yangua tinctoria (Bignoniacerc). Leaves produce a blue dye ;<br />

bark a remedy for syphilis.<br />

YEMPAPA. Genipa macrophylla (Cinchonaceje). A fruit.<br />

VUMURA CEEMI. Clusiace?e. Sweet tree.<br />

YUTAHI. Hymenrea sp. , Peltogyne sp. (Fabaceoe). Seeds edible.<br />

ZAMBO. A negro and Indian half-breed.<br />

ZANAHOVIA. An edible root, like parsnips ; near our carrot (Daucus<br />

carota).<br />

ZANCUDOS. Mosquitoes.<br />

NOTE. <strong>The</strong> following terms also occur in Spruce's Journals or Notes, but<br />

I have been able to find no explanation of them :<br />

CAMAZAS (in Venezuela).<br />

ISHPINGO.<br />

JEBARIE.<br />

RONDIN (see vol. ii. p. 114).<br />

WlNGO.

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