stated in the diagnosis, ‘‘in the manner of an ear,’’ the 
rolled-back portion measuring from 5 to 8 mm. in width 
from the edge, in material preserved in alcohol. 
The fruit of Platonia insignis var. formosa is a large, 
fleshy, edible bacca. It is a favorite food of the Indians 
in season and, for this reason, the tree is always spared 
when new plots are being cleared for agriculture. The ex- 
traordinarily abundant, thick, yellow resin is employed 
in much the same ways as the resinous latexes of Moro- 
nobea and Symphonia. 
CoLomsra: Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Piraparand (tributary of Rio 
Apaporis), Raudal Gud-ké-n6-ta. General location: Between Lat. 
0°15’ S, Long. 70°50’ W and Lat. 0°25’ N, Long. 70°30’ W. ‘‘Flow- 
ers rose-red. On sand at river’s edge. Latex yellow. Stamens bright 
yellow. Makuna= gié-hé-ree-ka; Puinave=kdé.’’ September 4, 1952, 
Richard Evans Schultes & Isidoro Cabrera 17168 (Tyre in Herb. Gray). 
—Same locality, Raudal de la Olla. ““Tree 25 m. Columnar. Bark 
grey-brown, rough with scales. Flowers salmon-pink. Petals curl out 
at edge. Receptacle thick, same colour. Latex cream-coloured. On 
rocks at falls. Crown not large. Tanimuka = o00-kd-o-ree-ke; Yukuna = 
he-pé-la.’’ August 28, 1952, Schultes & Cabrera 17062.—Same local- 
ity, Raudal Koro. ““Same as 17062, but flowers lighter salmon and 
wings of petals pale violet. Latex yellow. Tall tree.’’ August 30, 
1952, Schultes & Cabrera 17089.—Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Vaupés, 
between Mitt and Javareté, Araracachivera. ‘‘Low tree. Latex yel- 
low. Flowers salmon-pink. Pedicel fleshy.’’ May 14-24, 1953, Schultes 
& Cabrera 19395, 
Symphonia globulifera Linnaeus fil. Suppl. (1781) 
302. 
Im Thurn, the explorer of British Guiana, reported 
(Holland, J. H.: ‘‘The useful plants of Nigeria’’ in Kew 
Bull. ad. ser. 9, pt. 1 (1908) 62) that a wax prepared by 
mixing the resin of Symphonia globulifera with bees’ wax 
and charcoal was employed by the Indians of British 
Guiana for cementing arrow heads and joining wood. 
In Costa Rica (Pittier, H.: ‘‘Plantas usuales de Costa 
Rica’’ (1908) 80), the resin of Symphonia globulifera is 
mixed with wax and employed in making candles and as 
a caulking pitch. 
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