DlLLENIACEAE 



Da villa densiflora Triana et Planchon in Ann. Sc. Nat., ser. 4, 17 

 (1862) 18. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Karaparana, El Encanto. May 

 22-28, 1 942. Schultes 3853. 



The "juice" of this plant is said to be very caustic. It is note- 

 worthy that the "juice" of Davilla rugosa of Brazil is said to 

 "burn the skin and for this reason is called 'fire vine' or cipo de 

 fogo" (von Reis et Lipp, 1982). 



Davilla nitida (Vahl) Kubitzaki in Mitt. Bot. Staatssaml. Mun- 

 chen6(1971)95. 



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

 et Black 8540. — Rio Apaporis, Soratama. "Fruit orange. Shrub." January 26, 

 1951. Schultes et Cabrera 12835. 



The Tikuna Indians of the Rio Loretoyacu use a decoction of 

 the leaves of this abundant shrub to cautarize bleeding wounds. 

 In the Rio Apaporis, the natives burn the leaves and put the 

 ashes into gashes made by machetes to help staunch the flow of 

 blood and, they say, to hasten the healing process. 



Doliocarpus dentatus (Aubl.) Standley in Journ. Wash. Acad. 

 Sci. 15(1925)286, in obs. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Igaraparana, La Chorrera. June 

 18, 1974. Sastre3396. 



Comisaria del Vaupes, Rio Kuduyari, Yapoboda. "Low bush. Fruit red. 

 Flowers white." October 5-6, 1951. Schultes et Cabrera 14361; 14393. 



This is the famous bejuco de agua ("watervine"). The Kubeo 

 Indians of the Rio Kuduyari report that the water from this vine 

 will arrest the after-effects of malaria. 



The Witotos of the Rio Igaraparana call this plant jo-be' -o. 



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