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y,Timhó; Holz^ Rinde und BUitter dienen ani Amazonas zum 
Betduben der Fische,'" (Engler u, Prantl 1. c. III i, 345). 
Dit is het vischvergift, dat door Pfaff chemisch onderzocht is. 
(Zie Dl. I, blz. 40). 
N®. 13 ?. Ponganüa Piscidia Steud. Nomencl. ed. II, 380. 
Eene in den Index Kewensis als zelfstandige soort genoemde 
plant van Engelsch-Indië, die mij echter overigens niet uit de li- 
teratuur als vischgift bekend is. 
138 ( 101 ). Piscidia Erythrina L. (= Piscidia inehrians Medio. 
Vorles. II, 394; Piscidia toxicaria Salisb. Prodr., 336). 
„ . . . . The hark of the tree calVd Dog-ivood^ which heing hruised 
and put into standing waters^ either heing eaten hg the fishes^ or the 
ivater inipregnated ivith its virtues^ intoxicated the fishes^ ivherehy 
they ivere speedily taken. By these ivays^ and knowing fheir haunts 
and customs, the Jndians tvill take in a verg smalt time^ udiatwill 
he sufficiënt for several families., ivhich make thein the more est eem\l ; 
so that one of these fishers, ivho shall only lahour tivo or three 
hours in a dag., shall he ivortJi a hundred pourufw hen a black shall 
lahour all dag and not he trorth a guarter of that money.'"' (Sloane 1), 
Yoy. Jam. II (1725), 275). 
y,The hark of the root of this tree is used for the same purposes, 
and ivith the same effecfs^ as the leaves and branches of ^Surinam 
poisonf* alreadg descrihed (zie Vischvorg., bl. 49); it is pounded., 
and mixed with the irater in some deep and convenient piart of the 
river., or creek^ etc.., froni ivhence it mag spread itself more diffusely 
around., and in a few minutes after it is well mingled^ gou'llseethe 
fish^ that lag hitherto hid nnder the neighhouring rocks., or hanks., 
rising to the sur face., ivliere theg float as if theg irere dead ; in 
which situation theg continue for a considerahle time: hut most of 
the large ones that are left^ recorer after a time; while the smaller 
frg are all destroged., and float ^ipon the surface., for some days 
(1) Xog een ouder verliaal van dit viscligift is dat van II. Karcourt : 
fl'he indians have a tree whereunth thaj take their fish, for their present 
use, heing near their hahitations. . . . , and so theg take as mang as theg 
please. This is a providenre of (iod to those harharons people, heing a 
nature help for present food and susfenance.'' 
