more than other lamihcs, depending much on personal prefer- 

 ence. It is boiled when ripe and served as a drink or boiled with 

 meat when vel izreen. 



ZlN(iIHE:R ACIAi: 



Costus erythrocoryne K. Schum. in Engler. Pflan/enr., Zingib. 

 4:46(1904)410. 



Collect.: Da\is& Yost 1029. 



Waorani Informant: Ci^nto (m). Downriver dialect: n.v. gon^- 



quenii 



) 



A common herb o{ ri\'er banks and flats, this species is a 

 favorite of Waorani children who suck the spicy water from the 

 mature fruits as a condiment. Adults also suck on it to staxe off 

 hunger while traveling through the forest. 



The Taiwano and Kabuvari Indians of the Amazon of Colom- 

 bia use the powdered leaves as a snuff to staunch persistent 

 nose-bleed (Schultes in prep.). 



Costus scaber R. el P., Fl, Peru: I , pt. 2 ( I 798) t.s. 



Collect: Davis & Yost 940. 



Waorani Informant: Geque (m). Downriver dialect: n.v. od^- 



Co.slus scahcr, a low herb of the primary forest, is \alued as a 

 condiment by the Waorani. The spic\ stem is commonly sucked 

 as refreshment. 



Dimerocostusstrobilaceus in O. Kunt/essp. strohilaceus Maas in 



Fl. Neotrop., 8 (1972) 22. 

 Collect.: Davis & Yost 1028. 

 Waorani Informant: Cpnto (m). Downri\er dialect: n.v. n^n^n- 



quenu) 



1 he fruits of this 3 m. scandent herb are sucked as refreshment 

 bv Waorani children. 



Renealmia Asplundii Maas in Flora Neotrop. 18 (1977). 



Collect.: Davis & Yost 933. 



Waorani Informant: Geque (m). Downriver dialect: n.v. t^^n- 



tenio 



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