Schuliesei Cabrera 19158.- Rio Kubiyti, Savannah Kancnda. "Bush 3 feet." 

 September 27 October 20, \966. Sdiiilies. Rajfauf et Socjario 24280. 



Bomhax coriaceum gave an alkaloid-negative reaction to a spot 

 test with Dragendorff reagent. 



Bombax globosum Auhlet, Hist. PI. Giiian. Fr. 2 (1775) 701, t. 

 281. 



CoLOMUiA: Comisaria del Vaupcs, Rio Kananari. Cerro Isibukuri. "Large tree, 

 60-70 feet tall. Flowers yellow-white, petals yellow towards tip." September 29, 

 1951. Schuhesel Cabrera 14700. 



The "wool" from the fruit is mixed with resins or latexes and 

 painted on wounds or ulcers as a kind of protective "skin." The 

 Taiwanos call the tree ka-ne-wei'-re. 



Bombax Munguba Martins, Nov. Gen. et Sp. 1 (1826) 93, t. 99. 



Pi:Rtr: Departanienlo de Loreto, region of Iqultos, Moyuy. "Tree 25 m. tall; 

 fruit red.".Kily 26. 1966. Mariin et Ian-Cam 1135. 



According to the collectors, a decoction of this plant, locally 



known as punga, punga hianca or hiiina ca.spi, is taken for snake 

 bite. 



Matisia cordata Humboldt et Bonpland. PI. Aequin. 1 (1805) 9, 

 t. 2. 



Coi-OMBIa: Comisaria del Ama/onas. Rio Ama/onas near mouth of Rio I ore- 

 toyacu. "Tree 60 feet tall. Flowers yellow." September 13 15. 1966. Schuhes, 

 Raffauf et Soejarto 2-////. — Same locality and date. Schuhes. Rajfauf et 

 Soejario 241 17. 



The results oi a spot test for alkaloids with Dragendorff rea- 

 gent gave the following results: bark doubtful; leaves positive. 



Septotheca Tessmannii Vlhrich Notizbl. 9 (1924) 129, fig. 3. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Ama/onas. Rio Boiauassu, Trapecio Amazonico. 

 "Enormous tree with buttress roots. Flowers yellow-green, mucilaginous." 

 November 1945. Schultes6788.— ?>-AmQ locality. "Sepals green-yellow. Tree 80 

 feet tall with great buttresses. Very common." October 27, 1946. Schulte.s 8612. 



This tree is called zapoterana or zapotilla in the Trapecio 

 Ama/onico. It is a rare element of the flora of this area. 



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