The Kuripako name is ka-da-na-ree-pe\ in Puinave, the plant 

 is known as kee. 



There are indications that other species of Mauritiella may be 

 similarly used. 



Menispermaceae 



Curarea toxifera (Wedd.) Barneby et Krukoff in Mem. N.Y. 

 Bot. Jard. 22, pt. 2 (1971) 9. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Sucumbios. April 2-5, 1942. 

 Schultes 3522. — Rio Guaumues, Salvador. August-September 1963. Naranjo 

 et Wiederhold 16. — R\o Putumayo, Remanso. October 22, 1966. Pinkley 392. 

 Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Macaya, Cachivera del Diablo. "Vine. Fruit 

 yellow, bitter." May \9A^. Schultes 5526. — Kio Maku-paran^. June 18, 1970. 

 Silverwood-Cope 23. 



Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu. "Woody vine." January 3, 1973. 

 Glenboski C-/97. — Rio Amacayacu. No date. Diaz M. 70. — Lago de 

 Tarapoto, Puerto Narino. No date. Diaz M. 36. 



Ecuador: Provincia del Napo, Rio Aguarico, Dureno. June 18, 1966. Pinkley 



285. 



Peru: Departamento del Loreto, Iquitos region, Pucuruyacu. August 4, 1966. 



Martin et Lau-Cam 1204. — Rio Nann Npprn IJrin Anonsf f, 10^^ 



La 



Mart 



Martin et La 



Rio Napo, Nunies Cocha. March 7, 1968. Tina et Tello 2066. 



This vine is used in the preparation of curare over a very wide 

 area in the western Amazon. 



In the Iquitos region, it is employed to make "poison for 

 hunting small birds and animals." The Kof^n Indians of 

 Ecuador and Colombia, who call the vine sa-pe'-pa and ko-yu- 

 vi-u-fa-se-he'-pa, crush the wood of the stem for elaborating one 

 of their types of curare. It was formerly employed by the 

 Karijonas of the upper Vaupes for the same purpose. The 

 Witotos of Colombia and Peru valued it, calling the plant 

 isaveho and taufe-yeida. Amongst the nomadic Bara-maku 

 Indians of the Vaupes, who prepare from it a strong arrow 

 poison much prized by neighbouring tribes, scrape the bark 



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