Gurania eriantha (P. et E.) Cogniaux, Diagn. Cucurb. 1 (1877) 

 16. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Putumayo, Florida. May-June 

 1931. K lug 2267. 



The name of this vine amongst the Witotos of the Rio Putu- 

 mayo is reported to be usiya-o. 



Gurania Guentheri Harms in Notizbl. 9 (1926) 990. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Sucumbios, Conejo and vicinity. 

 April 2-5, 1942. Schuhes 3514. 



The Kofans of the Rio Sucumbios call this vine ya-ma-cho'- 

 ro and take an infusion of the leaves as a strong vermifuge. 



Gurania insolita Cogniaux in Engler, Pflanzenr. 66, iv, 275, 1 

 (1916)209. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, interior regions of Trapecio Amazo- 

 nico. "Vine. Flowers scarlet; petals yellow." September 1946. Schuhes 8235. 



The Tikuna Indians prepare the crushed flowers as a poultice 

 applied cold to boils and similar infected sores. 



According to Jeffrey, this collection is mixed: the flowers 

 belong to Gurania insolita, the leaves to Cayaponia ophthalmica. 



Gurania pachypoda Harms in Notizbl. 9: 991, 1926. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Trapecio Amazonico, near Puerto 



Nanfio, "Herbaceous vine growing in secondary growth among tree tops. 

 Corolla fleshy, bright orange; anthers yellow." January 28-February 7, 1969. 

 Plowman, Lockwood, Kennedy et Schuhes 2329. 



Peru: Departamentodel Loreto, Rio Amazonas, Iquitos and vicinity, Moyuy, 

 "Corolla yellow, calyx orange. Vine climbing to 6 m in secondary growth", 

 July 14, 1967. Martin, Plowman et Lau-Cam 1618. 



In the region of Puerto Narino at the mouth of the Rio 

 Loretoyacu, the Tikuna Indians employ the crushed leaves as a 

 poultice to relieve headache. 



In the Iquitos region, the vernacular name of this vine is 

 reported to be mashu-mikuna. 



Gurania rhizantha (P. et E.) C. Jeffrey in Kew Bull. 33 (1978) 

 357. 



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