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ECONOMIC HERBARIUM
OF
OAKES AMES
Economic botany of the bora Indians: Peru
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Dept. Loreto, Prov. Maynas: Rio Yaguasyacu, affluent of Rio Ampiyacu,
Brillo Nuevo and vicinity, approx. lat. 2°40/, long. 72 QO*
Treelet 3 m tall, cultivated in secondary forest
along trail. 1
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Spanish: "wito'
Bora: ,,caatùu”
Use: Put leaves in pot with water and cook for
five minutes. I&int faces with it-now only ritual
before was in daily usage?also added to hair to
darken it.
H. J. Bali ok ,D. R .Allon. J.P.Razon	1/28/78	..
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