Tas_te VI. Common names employed in the Valley of Sibundoy 
for Datura cultivars. 
Common name Language Scientific name 
1. Amarén* Spanish D. candida “Amaron’ 
2. Andaqui Inga Datura ‘Andrés’ 
3. Biangdén* Inga D. candida *Biangan’ 
4. Borracherat Kamsa D. candida; 
(Spanish) D.candida ‘Buyés’, “Dientes’ 
5. Borrachera de agua Spanish  D. candida ‘“Buyés’, ‘Dientes’ 
6. Buyés* Kamsia D. candida ‘Buyés’, “Dientes’ 
T. Cae Inga D. candida ‘Quinde’ 
8. Cucu Inga D. candida ‘Amaron’ 
9. Culebra* Spanish D. candida ‘Culebra’ 
10. Chontaruco Inga D. candida * Biangan’ 
11. Danta Inga D. candida ‘Biangan’ 
12. Floripondio Spanish  D.candida “Buyés’, ‘Dientes’ 
13. Guamuco* D. sanguinea ‘Guamuco’, ‘Sangre’ 
14, Guamuco blanco Spanish  D.candida ‘Buyés’, ‘Dientes’ 
15. Guamuco floripundo D. sanguinea ‘Guamuco’, ‘Sangre’ 
16. Ngunsiana Kamsa D. candida ‘Quinde’ 
17. Lengua de tigre Spanish  D.candida ‘Culebra’ 
18. Mutscuai Kamsa D. candida ‘Culebra’ 
19. Munchira* Inga D. candida “Munchira’ 
20. Quinde* Inga D. candida ‘Quinde’ 
21. Salamén* P D. candida ‘Salaman’ 
22. Salamanga P D. candida ‘Salamin’ 
23. Salvanje Kamsa D. candida ‘Salaman’ 
* Most frequently employed while speaking Spanish. 
t Borrachera is usually ‘tree Datura’. When the context is not clear 
it follows the cultivar name,e.g.,culebra borrachera snake tree Datura’. 
medicinal and for psychotropic preparations by the 
Sibundoy. This information is summarized in ‘Table 
VII. Several of the cultivars are relatively unimportant, 
but to four attaches an aura of great respect for their 
power to alter consciousness drastically — even to cause 
death. 
Most of the Sibundoy indicate a genuine interest in 
the borracheras, but individuals vary greatly in the ex- 
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