(P. et E.) 



Belg. 14(1875)239. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu. September-November 

 1944. Schultes 6064.— Interior regions of Trapecio Amazonico. "Woody vine, 

 3 inches in diameter. Flowers vermillion." October 1945. Schultes 6753— Rio 

 Loretoyacu. September 1946. Schultes et Black 8392. 



Ecuador: Provinciadel Napo, Rio Aguarico, Dureno. January 3, 1966. Pink- 

 ley 67.— Same locality. February 22, 1966. Pinkley 135. 



Tikuna women in the Rio Loretoyacu area prepare a tea of 

 the roots and woody stems of this common vine for a condition 

 which, according to description, seems to be extremely irregular 

 menstruation. Amongst the Kofans, the plant has two names: 

 akie-ka-kie-se'-he-pa and cho-rok-o-pi'; the leaves are dried and 

 reduced to ashes which are spread on sores of the skin. 



Gurania rufipila Cogniaux, Diagn. Cucurb. 1 (1877) 30. 



Colombia; Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Miritiparana, Cano Guacaya. 

 "Vine. Flowers vermillion. On flood banks." March 4, 1952. Schultes et 



Cabrera 15809. 



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ma-ka. The stem and roots are reputedly toxic, and care must 

 be taken not to confound it with similar species of Gurania 

 which are being collected for medicinal purposes. 



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

 16. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu, near Puerto Narifio, 

 on trail to Rio Putumayo. August 1964. Raff auf 106. 



This collection gave a questionably positive alkaloid reaction 

 to a Dragendorff spot-test on fresh material. 



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

 17. 



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

 red, yellow within. Vine." April 7-8, 1942. Schultes 3565.— Rio Caqueta, 

 Puerto Limon. "Vine. Flowers orange; petals yellow." March 17, 1955. 



Schultes et Cabrera 18718. 



Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu. "Vine. Flowers orange." Sep- 

 tember-November 1944. Schultes 6020; 6333.— Rio Amazonas, Leticia. Sep- 



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