Strychnos Peckii L 5. Robinson in Proc. Am. Acad. 49 (1913) 

 504. 



Colomhia; Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Sucumbios, Santa Rosa. April 7-8, 

 1942. Schultes 360 L 



Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Negro, vicinity of Piedra del Cucuy. December 

 27, 1947. Schultes et Lopez 9491. — Rio Apaporis, near mouth of Rio 

 Kananari. March, 1951. Schultes 12100. 



The Kofan Indians prepare curare from the root of this 

 species. They refer to it simply as se'-he-pa ("poison"). 



This species is apparently the principal ingredient of the 

 curare prepared by the Karaparanas of the Rio Kananari. 



Strychnos rondeletioides Spruce ex Bentham in Journ. Linn. 

 Soc. 1 (1856) 104. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Karaparan^, El Encanto. "Bush. 

 Fruit blue-black or orange-red." May 22-28, 1942. Schultes 3829, 



Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Vaupes, Mitii and vicinity. September 27- 

 October 20, 1966. Schultes, Raffouf and Soejarto 24187; 24248; 24258. — Sixm^ 

 locality. November 13, 1952. Schultes et Cabrera 18408; 18416; 18423. 



This widespread species in Amazonian Brazil, Bolivia and 

 Peru and in Venezuela is now known to be an abundant element 

 of the riverine vegetation of southeastern Colombia. 



Strychnos Solererderi Gi!g in Engler, Bot. Jahrb. 25, Beibl. 60 

 (1898) 40. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Leticia. September 7, 1963. Soejarto 

 595. ^K\o Caquet^, La Pedrera, Cerro Cupati. September 30, 1952. Garcia- 

 Barriga 14522. 



The Yukuna Indians of the Rio Miritiparan^ near La Pedrera 

 know this species as a-pa-can'-juin. 



Strychnos subcordata Spruce ex Bentham in Journ. Linn. Soc. 1 

 (1856) 106. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Putumayo, Puerto Ospina. "Vine." 

 April 25. 1942. Schultes 3687. 



First reported from Colombia in 1949. (Schultes, loc. cit. 43), 

 this species is widespread and rather common near abandoned 



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