The abundant fruits of Solanum apaporanum are dried and 
powdered by the Kubeo Indians who apply the dust to the body 
at night as an insect repellant. 
A Dragendorff reagent spot test on fresh material indicated 
that this species is alkaloid positive. 
Solanum campaniforme Roemer et Schultes, Syst. 4 (1819) 
662. 
CoLoMBIA: Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Vaupés, Mitu and vicinity. “*Small 
tree, 10 feet tall. Petals deep blue; fruits green. In secondary growth. Alka- 
loid-positive.’’ September 27 - October 20, 1966. R.E. Schultes, R.F. Raffauf 
et D. Soejarto 24292. 
Desano Indians boil the leaves to make a strong infusion in 
which they bathe feet badly infected with niguas or sand-fleas 
before extracting the egg-sacs with spines. 
A spot test with Dragendorff reagent indicated the presence 
of alkaloids in the leaves. 
Solanum jamaicense Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8 (1768) no. 17. 
CoLomBiA: Comisaria del Amazonas, Leticia and vicinity. “‘Flowers 
white. Shrub.’ August - September, 1966. R.E. Schultes, R.F. Raffauf et D. 
Soejarto 24098. 
An alkaloid test with Dragendorff reagent indicated that this 
species is doubtfully alkaloidal. 
Solanum mammosum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (1753) 187. 
CoLomsia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Putumayo, between Puerto Asis 
and Puerto Ospina. ‘‘Dooryard; not planted. Shrub 1.75 m. Corolla purple. 
Fruit bright yellow, pulp white, seeds reddish brown. Fruit used as a cock- 
roach poison. Cocona, cucunu, resgalgal, chufchu.”’ May 16, 1963. M.L. 
Bristol 1011. — Region of Mocoa, camino viejo Pepino - Mocoa. Altitude 
500-800 m. ‘‘Regargar. Sirve para matar las cucarachas.’’ August 28, 1963. 
P. Juajibioy Chindoy 266. 
Ecuapor: Napo, Dureno, Rio Aguarico. February 28, 1966. “Kofan = 
koko'-no-cho.”’ H.V. Pinkley 172. 
Peru: Departamento de Loreto, Rio Napo, Negro Urca. ‘Cultivated shrub. 
Cocona venenosa.”’ August 16, 1966. R.T. Martin et C.A. Lau - Cam 1288. 
The efficacy of the powdered fruit as a specific poison for 
cockroaches is widely recognized, but use of the plant for this 
purpose seems nowhere to be more extensive than in the 
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