The latex is employed medicinally in parts of Colombia in the 
belief that it cures asthma and other pulmonary and bronchial 
ailments. (Garcia-Barriga: Flora Medicinal de Colombia 1 
(1974) 241). 
The Makunas call the tree wa-s6-gee; the Makus, bawn'-tég; 
the Yukunas, ma-ree-m ‘a. 
Coussapoa cinnamomea Cuatrecasas in Caldasia 7 (1956) 288. 
CoLomsia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Trapecio Amazonica, Rio Loreto- 
yacu. October, 1945. R.E. Schultes 6693. — Same locality. September 1946. 
R.E. Schultes et G. Black 8269. 
The Tikuna Indians of the Trapecio Amazonico formerly 
employed leaves and fruit of Coussapoa cinnamomea, 
pounded and mixed with mud, as a fish poison. 
Coussapoa magnifolia 7récul var. glabrescens Cuatrecasas var. 
nov. 
Differt a var. magnifolia typica, foliis supra leavibus glaber- 
rimis vel spasissim pilis, subtus tandum pilis tenuibus adpressis 
sparsis praeditis; stipulis subglabris; ramulis inflorescentiae 
minutissime hirtulis. 
BRAZIL: Estado do Amazones, Rio Negro, between Uaupes (Sao Gabriel) 
and Sao Felipe. October, 1947. R. E. Schultes et J. Murca Pires 8976 (spec. 
masc.) — COLOMBIA: Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Vaupes, Raudal del 
Yurupari, quartzitic base. ‘‘Tree 50 feet tall’? November 1951. R. E. Schultes 
et 1. Cabrera 1958 (spec. fem.) (TYPUS in U.S.Nat. Herb.) 
Coussapoa orthoneura Standley in Field Mus. Publ. Bot 17 
(1947) 16). 
BRAZIL: Estado do Amazonas, Rio Tikié, Taracua. January 28 - February 
9, 1948. R.E. Schultes et F. Lopez 9685. — CoLcomBia: Comisaria del 
Amazonas, Rio Apaporis, Soratama. ‘‘Gigantic tree 70 feet tall. Fruit yellow. 
Piunave = koom-ka'.”’ August 27, 1951. R.E. Schultes et 1. Cabrera 13774. — 
Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Apaporis, Raudal de Jerijerimo, ‘Small tree. 
Fruit red. On rock savannah cliff.’” February 14, 1952. R. E. Schultes et I. 
Cabrera 15324. — Rio Vaupés, Raudal de Tatu. *‘ Flowers yellow. Small tree, 
60 feet. Hanging over cataract’’. October 10, 1966. R.E. Schultes, R.F. 
Raffauf et D. Soejarto 24379. 
The Puinave Indians chew the fruits to cure mouth sores. 
The leaves of Schultes, Raffauf et Soejarto 24379 gave a 
positive test for alkaloids with Dragendorff reagent. 
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