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Lonchocarpus—A fish-poison insecticide

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The roots of this tropical vine are the source of the valuable insecticide rotenone, non-toxic to humans, and were imported into the United States in 1946 from Brazil and Peru, from both wild and cultivated material, to the extent of more than 11 million pounds.

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  1. The Johns Hopkins University, USA

    E. C. Higbee

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Much of the material in this paper is taken from the writer’s manuscript on Lonchocarpus, Derris and Pyrethrum, prepared for publication by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Pan American Union. This study was made possible by funds provided through the United States Interdepartmental Committee on Scientific and Cultural Cooperation.

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Higbee, E.C. Lonchocarpus—A fish-poison insecticide . Econ Bot 1, 427–436 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858907

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