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Strychnos Jobertiana Baillon in Adansonia 12 (1879) 367. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Sucumbios, Conejo. "Bark of root 

 used for curare." April 2 5, 1942. Schulles JJ2i. — San Antonio de Guaumues. 

 "Bark rasped and boiled for curare." September 6, 1966. Pinkley -^J/. — Same 

 locality. September 6, 1966. Pinkley 432. 



Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu. November 1946. Black et 

 Schultes 46-262. 



First reported from the Colombian flora in 1949 (Schultes, 

 loc. cit., 290), it is now known to be widespread in the northwest 

 Amazonia, where the root is one of the preferred sources of 

 curare. 



The Kofan names of this species are u-su-se-e'-pa, ee-ru-chee- 

 se'-he-pa, kitsi-pa-cho-se'-he-pa and fee-see-pa'-chu. 



Strychnos Mitscherlichii Schomhurkg, Faun. Fl. Brit. Gian. 

 (1848) 950. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Putumayo, Nueva Granada. "Se 

 raspa, se separa la corteza, se reune con otros varios bejucos y se cocina en 

 largo proceso para preparar el veneno. Mata todo animal, pero no asienta en la 

 preparacion. July 29, 1957. Idrubo 2628; 2632. 



Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu. September 1946. Schultes et 

 Black 8388. 



The Sionas of the Putumayo have two names for this vine: 

 pux-se-o ("cayman poison") and que-he-ae-o ("vine rough to the 

 touch"). The bark is one of the ingredients of their curare. 



Strychnos panurensis Sprague et Sandwith in Kew Bull. 1927. 

 (1927) 132. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Apaporis, Soratama. June 26, 1951. 

 Schultes et Cabrera 12840;— ^ear mouth of Rio Pacoa. July 18, 1951. Schultes 

 et Cabrera 13084. 



Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu. September 1946. Schultes et 

 Black 8388. 



Widespread in the northwest Amazon, Strychnos panurensis 

 is valued by numerous tribes as an ingredient in curare. 



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