Collect.: Davis & Yost 1041. 



Waorani Informant: Tomo (m). Upriver dialect: n.v. ooyow^ 



The bark of this 60 m. tree of the primary forest is sha\ed off to 

 prepare a decoction for treating fungal infections. 



Coussarea brevicaulis Karuase in Verh. Bot. Ver. Brand. 1903, 1 

 (1909) 117. 



Collect.: Davis & Yost 936. 



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



como 



Wa 



recognize that many animals also eat the fruit: especially the 

 squirrel monkey {Saimiri sciurea), the pygmy marmoset (Ce- 



'■/ 







moloch), and the woolly monkey {Lagothrix fagofricha). 



Duroia hirsuta K. Schum. in Mart., Fl. Bras. 6: 6 (1889) 367. 

 Collect.: Davis & Yost 966. 



Waorani Informant: Tomo (m). Upriver dialect: n.v. ow^caw^ 



This treelet is an abundant myrmecophyte of the primary rain 

 forest. The Waorani break open the swollen stems that house the 

 ants and apply the tissue and the concentrated pheromones 

 directly to the inside of the cheek to relieve the pain that results 

 from excessive use of the blowgun. 



The Kofan use the leaves of an unidentified species of Duroia in 

 a cold water infusion to treat coughs (Schultes in prep.). 



Pentagonia parvifolia Steyerm. in Acta Biol. Venez. 4 ( 1 964) 232. 

 Collect.: Davis & Yost 969. 



Waorani Informant: Tomo (m). Upriver dialect: n.v. hovomo 



The Waorani eat the fruit of this 30 m. forest tree and report 

 that all forest animals also consume the fruit. 



The Kofan Indians take the pulp from around the seeds of an 

 unidentified species of Pentagonia and place it in cuts to prevent 

 infection (Schultes in prep.). 



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