CAMPANULACEAE 
Centropogon solanifolius Bentham, Pl. Hartw. (1846) 139. 
Among the Kofans, this plant is “given to dogs” for an 
unspecified reason but possibly in the belief that their hunting 
prowess may thus be enhanced (H. V. Pinkley 6, cited in Pinkley: 
loc. cit.). The Kofan name is ain-di-shi-sehe ’-pa. 
The chemistry of Centropogon is unknown. 
COMPOSITAE 
Senecio abietinus Wil/denow ex Weddell, Chlor. And. | (1855) 
100, 101. 
CotomsiA: Departamento de Cundinamarca. Pantano Redondo, Zipaquira, 
3200-3250 m. July 13, 1960. R. FE. Schultes 22471. 
The resinous smoke from wood of this shrub causes a long- 
lasting burning sensation of the nose and mouth. 
Many species of Senecio are alkaloidal (Wellaman and 
Schubert: loc. cit. (1961) 71-75; Raffauf: loc. cit. (1970)). 
Cyanogenic glycosides are frequent in the genus (Gibbs: loc. cit. 2 
(1974) 1195). 
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