BaI.AN()1MH)RA( lAF: 



Helosis cayennensis (5"^.) Sprengci Supl. 3 (1826) 765. 



Coi oMHi \; Comisaria del Ama/onas. Rio I orctovacu. November 1944. Schuhcs 



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6/^7.— Same locality October 1945. Schuhcs 6H29,~K\o Boiauassu. October 

 29. 1946. Btiuk I'f Sihuhe.s 46-241. — Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Apaporis, 

 Randal de Jerijerimo. March 1951. Schuhcs ct Cabrera 12091a. 



This saprophyte is known in the I.cticia area of Colombia as 

 ca/aniha. In the Vaupes of Colombia, the Indians beheve that this 

 plant, dried and pu]\eri/ed, is an excellent styptic. 



In the Brazilian Amazon, the juice of the plant is considered to 

 be astringent and styptic (LcCointe: A Amazonia Brasileira, 

 Libraria Classica, Belem, Para 3 (1934) 157. 



Ml-NISPI-RMACTAI- 



Curarea tecunarum Barncbyet Krukoff'wi Mem. N.Y. Bot. Card. 

 2, pt. 22(1971) 12. 



CoioMHi \: Comisaria del Ama/onas, Rio Loretoyacii. Puerto Narino. La^io 

 Tarapolo. "Bejuco dc unos 6 m. de longitud: tallo aplando con iinos 3 cm. de 

 ancho. Hoja de color verde en el ha/ \ bianco en el en\e/ de tamano regular. 

 C'orte/a dc saboramargo; ner\iaci6n de la hoja en forma saliente." Diaz 1 136. 



This well known ingredient of curare is called !aufc //eic/ahwh^ 

 Witoto Indians who, in the xicinity of Lago Tarapoto near the 

 mouth of the Rio Loretoyacu, formerly mixed the bark and leaxes 

 with other unspecified plants in preparing the poison, in many 

 regions, the species is employed for this purpose with no 

 admixture. 



AnNONACHAI: 



Ciuatteria Duckeana R.E. Fries in Acta Hort. Berg. 12(1939)468. 



CoroMHix: Comisaria del Vaupes. Rio Vaupes. Cachi\era de Tatu. "Tree 45 

 feet. Flowers green." October 10, 1966. Schuhcs, Raffaufci S(>c/arf(> 24J77, 



All parts of this tree are strongly alkaloid positive with a 

 Dragendorff spot test. 



Cuatteria dura RE, Fries \n Acta Hort. Berg. 12(1939)499. 



Coi omhia: Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Kuduyari. "Tree IH feet. F lowers vellow- 

 grcen caulillorous." October 10. 1966. Sihuhcs, Raffauf ci Soc/ano 24J9I . 



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