Eschweilera inaequisepala Cuatrecasas in Fieldiana Bot 27 no 

 2 (1951) 87. • ' • 



Colombia: Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Vaupes, Mitu. September 27-October 

 20, 1966. Schultes. Raffauf et Soejarto 24186. 



bark was negative. 



for 



Eschweilera Iquitoensis Kunth in Engler, Pflanzenr Lecy- 

 thidac. 97 (1939) 111. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Piraparani. August 24, 1952 Schultes 

 ^■y'^f.f'^'''' /70/0.-Rio Kukuyari. August 12, 1960. Schultes et Cabrera 



The Makuna Indians living on the Rio Piraparani burn the 

 bark and mix very small amounts of the ashes in their mingau 

 (flour of Manihot esculenta with water) in the belief that the 

 ashes act as a vermifuee. 



Eschweilera sp. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Miritiparani, Cai\o Guacay^ 



"Small tree. Flowers yellowish or pinkish, fragrant." April 24, 1952 Schultes et 

 Cabrera 16284. 



Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Kuduyari. "Small tree. Flowers white basally 

 pmk at tips." October 16, 1952. Schultes et Cabrera 17874. 



am 



Rio Miritiparand, the plant is known as tee-ree'-mc 



30. 



Macbride in Field Mus 



Colombia: Departamento del Cauca, Rio Caqueti, Puerto Lim6n. February 

 28-29, 1942. Schultes 3312. ^ 



Comisaria del Putumayo, Uchupayacu. February 22-23, 1942. Schultes 

 3292. — Rio Sucumbios, Quebrada Conejo. April 2-5, 1942. Schultes 3479. 



Ecuador: Provincia Pastaza, Rio Chico village. August 1979. Schemluck et 

 Ness 184. 



Amongst the 



Putumayo is kokora. 

 te-te-koo'-choo. The 



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