vegetation of the Vaupés area, albeit plants not known 
to possess biodynamic principles. 
These same ‘Tukano Indians of Brazil use as additives 
the crushed leaves of Aawpi-purt and kana-puri as well 
as the leaves of dowhké-mo-reri-dad and duaxti-sareno-da 
(3). In addition to the foregoing vines, the Tarianos of 
the Colombian Vaupés employ as admixtures three 
‘*kinds”’ of the plant called ma-hawpi-da which is said 
to make the drink ‘‘more virulent’’. None of these 
plants is as yet determined botanically on the basis of 
voucher specimens. 
According to the anthropologist, Dr. Gerardo Reichel- 
Dolmatoff (letter to R. KE. Schultes dated November 15, 
1971), the Tukano of the Colombian course of the Rio 
Vaupés have what may be even other “‘kinds”’ of caapi. 
Vai-gahpi (fish caapi) is a leafy vine with small flowers, 
said to resemble those of coffee, straight stems without 
nodules and thin, smooth bark. Another ‘‘kind’’— 
muchipu-gahpi-dd sun caapi)—is reported to be a “‘leafy 
vine with small leaves’’, with leaves rather violin-shaped 
or strongly constricted in the middle. Botanical material 
on which to base identifications is not available. 
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