Naba: Astrocaryum (Cu); Crescentia (Cu)
Nabillo: Brassica (CR)
Nacedero: Trichanthera (C); Euphorbia
Nacuma: Carludovica (C)
Nage: Canna (Cu)
Naguapate: Cassia (CA)
Naibe ugigwi: Selaginella (Cu)
Naidi: Euterpe (C)
Naja: Pereskia (C)
Nakikwa: Cuphea (Cu)
Nalu: Guilielma (Cu)
Namagua: Poulsenia (P)
Nambar: Amyris (CR); Dalbergia (N); Platymiscium (CR)
Name: Dioscorea (S)
Nampi: Dioscorea (S)
Namu: Petiveria (C)
Nanache: Byrsonima (C)
Nance, Nanche, Nancito: Byrsonima (S); Clethra (CR); Saurauia (CR)
Nance colorado: Banisteria (CR)
Nance hembra: Byrsonima (CR)
Nance macho: Clethra (CR)
Nancene de Barbados: Malpighia (C)
Nance verde: Byrsonima (N)
Nanciguiste: Celtia (CR)
Nancito: Hieronyma (N)
Nanju: Abelmoschus (CR)
Napier: Pennisetum (P)
Napsenina: Euphorbia (Cu)
Narachole: Citrus (Cu)
Narchol madriquet: Citrus (Cu)
Narango: Moringa (CA)
Naranja: Citrus (S)
Naranja China: Solanum (P)
Naranjillo: Bravaisia (C); Casearia (C); Crateva (C); Heisteria (CR); Ilex (C); Solanum (P); Swartzia (P)
Naranjillo bobo: Bravaisia (P)
Naranjillo colorado: Heisteria (P)
Naranjito: Amyris (C); Casearia (C); Crateva (C); Cyphomanda (P); Morisonsia (P); Swartzia (D)
Naranjo de monte: Swartzia (P)
Naranjuelo: Amyris (C); Capparis (C); Rheedia (C)
Naras: Citrus (Cu)
Narastumma: Citrus (Cu)
Narciso: Nerium (P)
Nardo: Hippeastruma (CR); Polianthes (CR)
Nargusta: Terminalia (S)
Naripema: Astronium (C)
Nasedera: Trichanthera (D)
NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE R.Br.: Watercress (E); Berro (C,D); Mastuerzo (C) . The
leaves, eaten raw in salads in many colombian villages, are cooked like broccoli in Guatemala. The
plant, considered antiscorbutic and diuretic, is used for liver ailments.
Nauapate: Cassia (CR); Mimosa (CR)
Naumo: Pseudosamanea (C)
Navajuela: Scleria (CR)
Nazareno: Hymenaea (C); Peltogyne (CR,P)
Necha: Fevillea (C)
NECKLACE MATERIAL: A substance used in the making of rosaries. Abrus, Adenanthera,
Caesalpinia, Canavalia, Canna, Coix, Erythrina, Jacquinia, Jatropha, Leucaene, Momordica,
Myroxylon, Mucuna, Ormasia, Rauvolfia, Rhynchosia, Sapindus, Sapium, Thevetia.
NECTANDRA spp.: Candlewood (E,J); Sigua (P). Several species produce good timber, and the
wood of some burns green. N. panamensis Mez, the sigua canelo, is considered antidysenteric.
Needlewood: Xylosma (B)
Negrajora: Acrostichum (P); Justicia (P)
Negrillo: Lonchocarpus (C); Machaerium (C); Odontadenia (P)
Negrito: Annona (P); Diphysa (C)
Negrito colorado: Lelchythis (P)
Nejo: Annona (Ch)
Nensarrajo: Chrysophyllum (Ch)
Neptunia: Neptunia (C)
NEPTUNIA PLENA Benth.: Water mimosa (E); Neptunia (C); Sensitiva de Agua (C). The plant
serves as a potherb. the pods also serve as a famine food.
Nero: Astrocaryum (C)
Nervillo: Drymaria (CR)
Nettle: Urera (E)
NEUROLAENA LOBATA R.Br.: Contragavilan (P); Gavilana (CR); Gavilana-capitana
(CR/ROC); Inaciabi (Cu); Mano de tigre (C) . Around La Nueva, a favorite malaria
remedy consists of the leaves mixed with honey and vendejuana. A tea of the leaves is used in
Darien as a febrifuge and to treat malaria. It is also applied to itching areas (!). The juice is rubbed
on the skin as a reputed tick repellent. Some people consider it germicidal. It is taken internally as
a bitter tea by the Ailigandi Cuna for stomach ache (!). Some Colombians believe it is good for
gonorrhea.
Niagurgin: Rolandra (Cu)
Nikernut: Caesalpinia (E)
NICOTIANA TABACUM L.: Tobacco (S); Uar (Cu) . Tobacco was cultivated in the West
Indies before the advent of the Spaniard. Nicotine, the narcotic "gift" of the Indian to the European
invader, may have taken a greater toll on the invader's ruthless toll on the Amerindians. By 1600,
the smoking habit was well fixed throughout Europe. Tobacco is cultivated for home consumption
among the Cuna who call it Uarguit. It is rarely cultivated bythe Choco. Elsewhere green tobacco
leaves are thrown into stews. Guaymi INdians wear tobacco-leaf leggins to ward off snakebite, and
elsewhere the leaves are applied to ulcers. In Bolivia, decomposing meat is stuffed with tobacco to
catch condors which get drunk from eating the meat.
Nightshade: Solanum (E)
Nigua: Margyricarpus (C)
Niguita: Gonzalagunia (P)
Niguito: Conostegia (C); Cordia (CR); Miconia (C)
Nikla: Cecropia (Cu)
Ninichi: Aristolochia (C)
Nino en cota: Haemocharis (CR)
Nino muerto: Asclepias (P); Cosmos (P)
Ninusapu: Clibadium (Cu)
Niopo: Niopa (C)
Niorno: Bauhinia (C)
Nipe: Sapium (P)
Nisala: Bixa (Cu)
Nisperillo: Ficus (C)
Nispero: Achras (S); Lucuma (B); Manilkara (C,CR,P); Pouteria (CR); Sacoglottis (CR); Vantanea (CR)
Nispero amarillo: Dipholis (CR)
Nispero balata: Manikara (P)
Nispero blanco: Ficus (CR)
Nispero colorado: Lucuma (W); Pouteria (CR)
Nispero macho: Clethra (C)
Nispero macho de tierra fria: Laplacea (C)
Nispero de monte: Achras (C); Pouteria (P)
Nispero negro: Minquartia (P)
Nispero de saino: Morisonia (C)
Nispero tierno: Achras (C)
Nispero zapote: Manilkara (P); Pouteria (CR)
Niungue: Datura (C)
Nogal: Cariodendron (C); Cordia (C); Juglans (C)
Noli: Acanthorhiza (P); Cryosophilla (C); Corozo (C); Tessmanniophoenix (C)
Nomas: Peperomia (Cu)
No-me-olvides: Eichhornia (C); Myosotis (CR)
Nomoncri: Lecythis (P)
Nopal: Opuntia (S)
Nopas: Erythrina (C)
Norbito: Passiflora (CR)
Norbo: Passiflora (CR)
Norbo cimarron: Elaterium (P)
Nori: Zanthoxylum (CR)
Noro: Byrsonima (C); Hesperomeles (C)
Norrio: Passiflora (C)
Novio: Pelargonium (C)
Nudillo: Panicum (C); Tradescantia (C)
Nudo: Capparis (C)
Nuez de agua: Trapa (C)
Nuez de India: Aleurites (S)
Nuez moscada: Myristica (S)
Nuez de Para: Bertholettia (C)
Nuez de San Juan: Lecythis (N)
Nugnualla: Ceiba (Cu)
Nula: Coccoloba (Cu)
Nulu: Dipteryx (Cu); Psidium (Cu); Terminalila (Cu)
Nume: Phytelephas (C)
Nune : Hura (P)
Nunisup: Theobroma (CR)
Nuno: Tabernaemontana (P)
Nunonunar bala: Cochlospermum (Cu)
Nunupa: Unidentified seed or fruit (perhaps Pimenta or Ficus) used by the Bayano Cuna for making necklaces.
Nunurkwa:Eryngium (Cu)
Nupa: Cryosophila (D)
Nupas: Erythrina (C)
Nuppil: Crescentia (Cu)
Nurrua: Calathea (Cu)
Nuru: Chamaedorea (P)
Nusasapi: Solanum (Cu)
Nusnagwat: Carludovica (Cu)
Nutgrass: Cyperus (E)
Nurusol: Phyllanthus (Cu)
Nutmeg: Myristica (E)
Nutsedge: Cyperus (E)
Nutsulet: Passiflora (Cu)
Nux-vomica: Strychnos (E)
NYMPHAEA spp.: Water lily (E); Flor de agua (S) . Seeds and rhizomes of many species
serve as famine foods.