Pkoii a(i;ai; 



Euplassasa\ic()la(/?.E Schult.) Slevcrnuirkxn Ficldiana Bot.28, 

 no. I (1951) 217. 



Roiipala saxicola R.E. Schultes in Bot. Mus. I.cafl., Hanard 

 Univ. 13(1949)300. t. 33. 



CdioMHiv: (\)mis;iria del Vaupcs. [^io VIacii\a. Cctro Chiribiquctc, "Snia 

 tree Fruit xcllow." May 15-16, 194.1 Sihulics 54>^. 



Amongst the Karijonas of the upper Rio Vaupcs, the seeds of 

 this small tree are eonsidered to he to.xic when ingested. 



Panopsis rubescens (Pohl) Pitiicr, Contrih. Fl. Vene/. 22 (192S) 

 21. 



C(»i()MHi\: Comisaiia del Ama/t)nas. Rio Ama/onas. Soraiama, "Small tree. 

 Mowers u hite." August 16. 1951. Schulics cf Cahirra 13543. 



1 he Iea\es and stems of this tree are considered to be "medici- 

 nal" by Indians of the middle Apaporis region, but the specific 

 uses were not elucidated; use of the plant, however, is stated to be 

 dangerous, since the plant has the reputation of being toxic, 

 r^anopsis is reported to be one of the genera of the Proteaceae 

 which accumulates minerals (Hegnauer, R.: C/wmotaxononiic 

 cicr Pflanzi'}} 5 (1969)410). 



Ol \( A( I Al 



Heisteria Spruceana Iji^lcr in Martius. Fl. Bras. 12. pt. 2 (1872) 



15. 



C()i()Miii\: Comisaria el Vaupes. Rio Apaporis. linogoje. "Small tree. Fruit 

 yellow. Bracts red.'Muiie 20. 1952. Sr/iulies a Cahrcra 16762. 



Amongst the Indians of the Rios Apaporis and Piraparana. this 

 small tree is considered to be medicinal. Repeated applications of 

 a warm, strong infusion of the Iea\es and branches are employed 



to reduce swelling and pain from sprains of the knees, ankles and 

 wrists. 



In the Makuna language, the plant is called hc-ia-.soo-ice; in 



Pu'wMW'c, ch()()-hi'-od-i/ and A/v?-/J(7^ ("tree of the corocoro bird"); 

 and in Tanimuka, wv-ec-na-ifo. 



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