The very fragrant flowers of this vine are valued as personal 

 adornments by the Indians. 



Native names for this plant in the Vaupes are: Puinave, der'- 

 gaw; Kuripako, tee'-ye-pee; Tukano, o-ree'; Barasana, beh'-ma; 

 and Kubeo, ne-he-ve-mon'. The Witotos of La Chorrera call the 

 plant ajuo-wo or aioho-ayo-o. 



Combretum rotundifolium Richard in Act. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 

 1 (1792) 108. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio IgaraparanS, between Quebrada 

 Menaje and Rio Putumayo. June 15 17, 1942. Schultes 3984. — YUo Ama- 

 zonas, Leticia. September November, 1944. Schultes 6 J 96a. 



Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Apaporis, Soratama. June 26, 1951. Schultes et 

 Cabrera 12839. 



The Tukano Indians of the Rio Apaporis call this vine o-ree'- 

 ma-ka. 



LOGANIACEAE 



Strychnos brachiata Ruiz et Pavon, Fl. Peru, et Chil. 2 (1799) 

 30. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Sucumbios, Santa Rosa. "Vine. 

 April 7-8, 1942. Schultes 3602. 



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use the root as one of their major curare sources. 



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Strychnos cogens Bent ham in Hooker, Journ. Bot. 3 (1841) 241. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu. October 1946 Schultes 

 et Black 8525. 



Strychnos cogens was one of the major species employed in 

 the preparation of curare by the Tikuna Indians. The Tikuna 

 name is iko. 



Strychnos Erichsonii Rich. Schomburkg. Fauna Fl. Br. Guian. 

 (1848) nomen; ex Pragel in Martius, Fl. Bras. 6, pt. 1 (1868) 274. 



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

 1942. Schultes 3524. Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Apaporis, Soratama, June 18, 



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