CoLomBIA: Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Vaupés, Mitu and vicinity, Cachivera 
de Tatu. “Tree 40 feet. Flowers white, fragrant.” September 27-October 30, 
1966. R. FE. Schultes, R. F. Raffauf et D. Soejarto 24381. 
The natives rub the leaves of this tree on hands that have been 
blistered from excessive paddling. They are alkaloid-negative 
with a Dragendorff spot test. 
This is the first reference to Graffenrieda rupestris in 
Colombian territory. 
ERICACEAE 
Gaultheria anastomosana Humboldt, Bonpland et Kunth, Nov. 
Gen, &t Sp. 3 (1819) 285. 
CoLomsiA: Departamento de Cundinamarca. Pantano Redondo, Zipaquira, 
3200-3250 m. July 13, 1960. R. E. Schultes 22467. 
Farmers near Zipaquira assert that this low shrub poisons 
cattle and sheep. 
Glycosides are known from several species of Gaultheria 
(Hegnauer: loc. cit. 4 (1966) 75). 
M YRSINACEAE 
Conomorpha obovata Mez in Bull. Herb. Boiss. ser. 2, 5 (1905) 
Daa. 
CoLomBIA: Comisaria del Vaupés, right tributary of Rio Macu-parana. 
Lowland forest. June 1-8, 1970. P. Silverwood-Cope 3. 
The meaning of the name of this plant amongst the Bara-Maku 
of the Rio Piraparana of Colombia —maw-ye -at-puh “tooth 
bewitched root” —is probably indicative of the use of the root to 
allay toothache. Scrapings of the root are placed on the tooth. 
Stylogyne amplifolia Machride in Field Mus. Publ. Bot. 11 
(1931) 33. 
COLOMBIA: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Putumayo, near mouth of Rio 
Igaraparana. June 1942. R. E. Schultes 3989. 
The Witotos of the region of the Rio Putumayo on the 
Colombo-Peruvian boundary refer to Stylogyne amplifolia as 
jipina coca, coca silvestre, taife jipina, taife diablo and tayfe 
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