Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 67.—Basaltic formation in the Department ofLa Libertad, Salvador. tree {Toluifcra pcrcirac), from whose sap is secured the articleknown as Salvadorean balsam or sometimes, erroneously, as balsamof Peru, because of the former belief that it came from Peru. Al-though this tree is widely distributed in tropical America, the balsamis gathered almost exclusively in Salvador, and in a limited portionof the country, known as the Balsam Coast. Other noteworthy treesare the giant ceibas and the amatcs (Ficus spp.) or wild figs, whichare sometimes called the
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 67.—Basaltic formation in the Department ofLa Libertad, Salvador. tree {Toluifcra pcrcirac), from whose sap is secured the articleknown as Salvadorean balsam or sometimes, erroneously, as balsamof Peru, because of the former belief that it came from Peru. Al-though this tree is widely distributed in tropical America, the balsamis gathered almost exclusively in Salvador, and in a limited portionof the country, known as the Balsam Coast. Other noteworthy treesare the giant ceibas and the amatcs (Ficus spp.) or wild figs, whichare sometimes called the national tree of Salvador. They are 5 SMITIISOXIAX KXPLORATIONS. I92. 69. Fig. 68.—Coconut trees in a Salvadorean finca
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