BRAZIL: Estado do Amazonas, Rio Cunhua, Deni Indian village. November 
28, 1971. G. T. Prance, P. J. M. Maas, D. Woolcott et al. 16453. 
CoLomBIA: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Guamiiés, Salvador. “Arrow 
poison.” August-September 1963. C. Naranjo et G. Wiederhold 16. Comisaria 
del Vaupés, Rio Macaya, vicinity of Cachivera del Diablo. “Said to have been 
used formerly by Karijona Indians in arrow poisons. Vine. Fruits yellow, very 
bitter.” May 1943. R. E. Schultes 5526.— Rio Macu-Parana, lowland forest. 
“Root scrapings are used in preparing arrow poison mixture by Bara-Maku. 
Awa-puh (species of monkey root).” June 1-8, 1970. P. Silverwood-Cope 23. 
Curarea tecunarum is well recognized as one of the principal 
sources of an especially strong curare in the northwestern 
Amazon. Its use as a contraceptive, however, is not widely 
known. According to Prance, Maas, Woolcott et al. 16453, the 
stem is crushed and placed in water, stirred and taken as a 
contraceptive by the Deni Indians of Brazil who call the plant 
beku. 
Telitoxicum peruvianum Moldenke in Brittonia 3 (1938) 45. 
CoLtomsBiA: Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Piraparana, Cafio Teemeefia (Lobo 
Igarapé). “Small tree. Fruit dark green. Barasana: bo-de -mee-see.” September 
10, 1952. R. E. Schultes et I. Cabrera 18340. 
The Makuna Indians valued Telitoxicum peruvianum as an 
important ingredient of the curare that formerly was prepared by 
medicine men of this tribe. The Barasana believe that application 
of crushed leaves to ulcers and similar infections aids in cleansing 
the wounds and hastens healing. 
ANNONACEAE 
Anaxagorea sp. 
Ecuapor: Napo, Rio Aguarico, Dureno. “Tree.” December 12, 1965. H. V. 
Pinkley 16. — Same locality. “Small tree, 6-8 feet.” October 19, 1966. Pinkley 
meee 
The bark of the root of this treelet is an ingredient of curare 
amongst the Kofans. The Kofan name is ko-yo-vi-fa-nti. 
Cyanogenesis is reported from a Philippine species of 
Anaxagorea (Hegnauer: loc. cit. 3 (1964) 121). 
Guatteria Duckeana R. EF. Fries in Acta Horti Berg. 12 (1939) 
468. 
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