hyaline, narrow-elliptic, about 2 mm. long and 1 mm. 
wide, acute at the apex, rather densely long-pilose with 
erect white hairs on both surfaces; pistil about 3 mm. 
long; ovary brown, 38-sulcate, 3-celled, 8-ovulate; style 
about 0.8mm. long, glabrous; the 8-stigmas and 8 style- 
appendages issuing from the apex of the style, erect, about 
1.5 mm. long. 
Cotomsia: Departamento de Cundinamarca, Macizo de Bogota, 
Quebrada de Chapinero. Alt. about 9000 feet. September 24, 1941, 
Richard Evans Schultes 1024 (Tyre in Herb. Britton, N.Y. Bot. Gard. ). 
MENISPERMACEAE 
Abuta rufescens Audblet Hist. Pl. Guian. 1 (1775) 
618, t. 250. 
This species is widespread from French Guiana south 
through the Amazon Valley to Minas Geraes. It has 
been identified as the species which Martius reported to 
be employed in the preparation of arrow-poison along 
the Rio Caqueta (Japura) (Krukoff & Moldenke in Brit- 
tonia 8 (1988) 67). 
Brazit: Estado do Amazonas, Rio Negro basin, Rio Curicuriari, 
near summit of Serra Curicuriari. April 26, 1948, Richard Evans 
Schultes & Francisco Lopez 9827 A. 
Chondodendron toxicoferum (Wedd.) Krukoff 
& Moldenke in Brittonia 8 (1939) 838. 
Chondodendron toaicoferum, known from the western 
~ Amazonia of Pert and Brazil, has apparently not been 
hitherto reported from such a northwestern locality as the 
upper reaches of the Apaporis River where Schultes 5526 
was collected. 
CotomsBia: Comisaria del Vaupés, Macaya River, vicinity of Cachi- 
vera del Diablo. “‘Vine. Fruits yellow, bitter.’? May 1943, Richard 
Evans Schultes 5526. 
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