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FORESTS OF THE UAUPES 339 
Plants which the Indians on the Uaupes are accustomed 
to plant in their ro^as or near their houses 
Edible Fruits 
Cocura = Pourouma sp., 
Inga-sipo = Inga spuria, 
Inga-chichi = I?iga Spruceana, Bth., 
Inga-pena = Inga sp., « 
Pupunha = Guilielnia speciosa, 
Umari = Poraqueiba sp., 
Quiinha = Capsicum (many species), 
Guayaba = Psidium (two sp.), 
Namao = Carica Papaya, 
and four others. 
Edible Roots 
Uarama |^ Marantaceae, 
Paacua-rana = Urania sp., long springy root, 
and five others. 
[The following very curious incident, which 
occurred at Panure, forms the conclusion of a 
lengthy article on the author's experiences of 
venomous snakes, insects, etc., a considerable 
portion of which is given in the chapter on Spruce's 
residence at Tarapoto, where the events described 
occurred. Other portions appear in the Journal, 
especially the experiences of ant-stings and snake- 
bites at San Carlos as described in the next chapter. 
The anecdote of the trumpeter and the snake, with 
the reflections that follow, serve as a pleasant con- 
clusion to this somewhat meagre chapter.] 
What is it in the constitution of certain animals 
— notably of some birds — that renders them in- 
vulnerable, or nearly so, to the bites of venomous 
