The enumeration of families follows the Engler-Prant] 
system. 
GARRYACEAE 
Garrya laurifolia (Hartw.) Bentham var. macro- 
phylla (Hartw.) Wangerin in Pflanzenr. 4, Fam. 56a 
(1910) 16. 
Mexico: Estado de Oaxaca, Cerro Zempoaltepetl, eastern slope. 
Alt. 2600 m. ‘‘Very large shrub along forest trails.’ May 26, 1939. 
R.E. Schultes 547. 
The Mie Indians living near the base of Cerro Zem- 
poaltepet] employ the leaves and stems in the form of a 
decoction as a febrifuge, but when taken in excess this 
medicine reputedly causes a burning sensation in the di- 
gestive tract and a strong trembling of the hands. 
Garrya laurifolia, known in Mexico as cuauhchichic, 
is employed therapeutically in tincture or extract form 
in the treatment of chronic diarrhoea. Several analyses 
have been made, and it has been established that the 
bark infusion kills rabbits by paralysis of the respiratory 
centres(Martinez, M. : ‘‘Plantas medicinales de Mexico” 
ed. 4 (1959) 98-96). Amongst other constituents, it is 
said to contain a bitter alkaloid principle, garryine, a 
resin, tannic acid and a compound possibly of glycosidal 
nature. Several alkaloids have been isolated from the 
genus Garrya, including G. laurifolia var. macrophylla 
(Heérissey, H. and C. Lebas in Journ. Pharm. Chim. 2 
(1910) 490; Oneto, J.F. in Journ. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 
35 (1946) 204). 
ANNONACEAE 
Unonopsis veneficiorum (Mart.) R.E. Fries in 
Acta Hort. Berg. 12 (19387) 238. 
CotomsBia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Guamiies, Santa Rosa. 
‘‘Primary forest. Small tree more or less 20 ft. Bark of root is used 
in preparation of curare.*” November 26, 1966. H.V’. Pinkley 558. 
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