For those looking to match up common plant names with botanical names, we offer the following simple list. Common name is listed first, followed by botanical name and extension ( if known ). Abscess Root Polemonium reptans Acanthus-leaved Thistle Carlina acanthifolia Accocha Cyclanthera pedata A...
Typically, the Aucan name for the spiny species (‘logo saamaka nyamsi’) meant ‘type of yam brought by Saramaccans’. All leaves and inflorescences of the five D. cayennensis subsp. rotundata individuals we collected looked very similar and our informants did not distinguish different types...