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semicordatus 



Nov. Gen. et 



Sp. 3(1845)5 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Karaparana, El Encanto. "Bracts 

 bright red. Flowers yellow." May 22-28, 1942. Schultes 3855.— Rio Caqueta, 

 La Pedrera. "Epiphyte. Bracts rec." April 1944. Schultes 5872. — Rio Lore- 



) toyacu. Glenboski 1. 



Comisaria del Vaupes, Cerro Chiribiquete. May 15-16, 1943. Schultes 



5490. 



The Tikunas in the Rio Loretoyacu crush the leaves and rub 



eumatic 



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natives drink an infusion of the leaves to "purify the blood." 



Besleria ignea Fritsch in Notitzbl. 1 1 (1934) 966. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Caqueta, La Pedrera. "Flowers 

 brick-red." April 1944. Schultes 5885. 



The natives of La Pedrera consider that the leaves of this 

 epiphyte when ingested are a strong purgative. 



Besleria leucostoma (Hook.) Hanstein in Linnaea 34 (1865-66) 

 326. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Loretoyacu. Glenboski 249. 



The common name of this epiphyte indicates its use amongst 



the Tikunas: mata de conga; leaves are crushed and applied as a 



plaster to the painful bites of the conga ant (Glenboski, loc. cit., 

 43). 



Codonanthe Uleana Fritsch in Karsten et Schenck, Vegetationis 

 -bilder3(1905)subtt. 3-4. 



Colombia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Boiauassu. "Flower pink. Epi- 

 phyte." November 1945. Schultes 6861. 



A plaster of the leaves of Codonanthe Uleana is applied to 

 recalcitrant wounds and infections by the Tikunas who know 



ke 



Waika 



the root of Codonanthe calcarata Hanstein to "cure wounds 

 (von Reis et Lipp, p. 277). 



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