edible. Leaves very glossy above." September 20, 1945. Schultes 6543. 



Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Apaporis, Raudal de Jerijerimo. "Small tree. 

 Flowers bright yellow." September 16, 1951. Schultes et Cabrera 14024.— Rio 

 Kuduyari, lower part. "Cultivated. Flowers yellow." October 16, 1952. 

 Schultes et Cabrera 17860. 



This small tree is locally known in the Leticia area as chirn- 

 billo. Its name in Tikuna is kau-re, and the Kubeos of the Rio 

 Kuduyari call it koo-me'-ne. 



Inga stenoptera Bentham in Hooker Journ. Bot. 2 (1840) 143. 



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

 7136. 



Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Apaporis, Jinogoje. "Flowers white. Bush." 

 August 28, 1952. Schultes et Cabrera 17029, — Rio Vaupes, Mitu. November 

 13, 1952. Schultes et Cabrera 18419. 



The Maku Indians of the Rio Piraparana know this plant 



as meen. 



Stockh. (1789)296. 



(Aubl.) 



Handl 



Colombia: Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Kubiyu, Savannah Kanenda. 

 "Herb. Flowers orange; stem covered with hairs. Profusely glandular." Sep- 

 tember 27-October 20, 1966. Schultes, Raffauf et Soejarto 24293. 



This leguminous herb is alkaloid-negative with a spot test on 

 fresh material with Draeendorff reaeent. 



Swartzia conferta Spruce ex Bentham in Martius, Fl. Bras. 15, 



pt. 2(1870)20. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Vaupes, Cachivera de Tatu. "Small 

 treelet. Fruit red." October 10, 1966. Schultes, Raffauf et Soejarto 24371. 



Fresh leaves are alkaloid-positive when subjected to a Dra- 

 gendorff spot-test. 



BURSERACEAE 



Hemicrepidospermum cuneifolium Cuatrecasas in Webbia 12 

 (1957)417. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Apaporis, Soratama. "Small tree. 

 Flowers greenish yellow. Leaves stiff." August 16, 1951. Schultes et Cabrera 

 13592. 



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