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The ethnobotany of the Paumarí Indians

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The ethnobotany of the Paumarí Indians was studied because their plant uses are fast being forgotten with the encroachment of western culture. A brief description of some of the common plants used in everyday life and of their food crops is given. The two narcotic snuffs made fromTanaecium nocturnum (Bignoniaceae) and Virola elongata (Myristicaceae) are described in some detail. A list of medicinal and poisonous plants is also given.

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  1. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York

    Ghillean T. Prance

  2. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus

    Ghillean T. Prance

  3. Bahamas National Trust, P.O. Box N4105, Nassau, Bahamas

    David G. Campbell

  4. IRAC. Darling Center, University of Maine, Walpole, Maine

    Bruce W. Nelson

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Prance, G.T., Campbell, D.G. & Nelson, B.W. The ethnobotany of the Paumarí Indians. Econ Bot 31, 129–139 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02866582

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