ORCHIDACEAE 
Eriopsis sceptrum Reichenbach fil. et Warscewicz in Bonpl. 2 
(1854) 98. 
BRAZIL: Estados do Amazonas, basin of Rio Negro, Rio Dimiti, May 11-19, 
1948. R. E. Schultes et F. Lopez 9947. 
Estado do Amazonas, Rio Negro, Cocui. May 9, 1948.R. E. Schultes et F. 
Lopez 9997. 
COLOMBIA: Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Guainia, near Cerro Monachi. June 
1948 R. E. Schultes et F. Lépez 1003S5a. 
Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Apaporis, Soratama, between Rios Pacoa 
and Kananari. June 17, 1951. R. E. Schultes et I. Cabrera 12620. 
The basal stems of this clumped epiphyte are boiled in water 
to extract the copious mucilage which is applied to sores of the 
gums and mucous membranes of the mouth for relief from 
discomfort. The Makuna name of this orchid in the Apaporis is 
wan-oo-ma-ka (“‘mouth herb’’). 
NYCTAGINACEAE 
Neea parviflora Poeppig et Endlicher, Nov. Gen. ac Sp. Pl. 2 
(1838) 46. 
COLOMBIA: Comisaria del Putumayo, Umbria, Alt. 325, Forest. January— 
February 1931. G. Klug, 1955. 
Called yano muco (‘‘black chew’’) in the Colombian 
Putumayo, this species is valued by the natives who chew the 
leaves to stain the teeth black in the belief that this custom 
‘‘strengthens”’ the teeth and gums. 
PHYTOLACCACEAE 
Phytolacca bogotensis Humboldt, Bonpland et Kunth, Nov. Gen. 
et Sp. Pl. 2 (1817) 183. 
COLOMBIA: Departamento de Cundinamarca, Pantano Redondo, Zipaquira. 
Altitude 3200-3250 m. July 13, 1960. R. E. Schultes 22469. 
Native farmers assert that cattle eating the foliage and fruit of 
the Phytolacca bogotensis are poisoned. 
Cyanogenic glycosides have been reported from some species 
of the genus (Gibbs, loc. cit. 2 (1974) 1227). 
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