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Economic Botany Collections

Richard Spruce Collection

Families P to V:

Rubiaceae | Sapindaceae | Sapotaceae | Other

Wood

RUBIACEAE Amaioua saccifera

Wood

RUBIACEAE Cascarilla magnifolia

Wood

RUBIACEAE Cinchona succirubra

Fruits

RUBIACEAE Amaioua velutina

Bark

RUBIACEAE Cascarilla sp

Bark

RUBIACEAE Cinchona pubescens

Bark

RUBIACEAE Cinchona pubescens

Fruits

RUBIACEAE Cinchona pubescens

Bark

RUBIACEAE Cinchona pubescens

Fruit

RUBIACEAE Condaminea corymbosa

Fruits

RUBIACEAE Randia sp

Fruits

RUBIACEAE Schradera spicata

Galls

RUBIACEAE Stachyarrhena spicata

Families P to V: Rubiaceae | Sapindaceae | Sapotaceae | Other

SAPINDACEAE Paullinia cupana

Fish Tongues used to grate Guarana

SAPINDACEAE

Fruits

SAPINDACEAE Paullinia cupana

Fruits

SAPINDACEAE Sapindus saponaria

Roots

SAPINDACEAE Serjania curassavica

Fruit and seeds

SAPINDACEAE Sapindus saponaria

Wood and wooden spoons

SAPINDACEAE

Families P to V: Rubiaceae | Sapindaceae | Sapotaceae | Other

Wood

SAPOTACEAE Mimusops longifolia

Fruit

SAPOTACEAE Chrysophyllum sp

Bark

SAPOTACEAE Chrysophyllum sp

Concrete Milk

SAPOTACEAE Mimusops elata

Concrete Milk

SAPOTACEAE Mimusops elata

Portion of stem

SAPOTACEAE Mimusops elata

Gum

SAPOTACEAE Lucuma mammosa

Families P to V: Rubiaceae | Sapindaceae | Sapotaceae | Other

Fruits

PEDALIACEAE Proboscidea peruviana

Hat

POACEAE Gynerium sagittatum

Portion of ears of Indian Corn

POACEAE Zea mays

Arrows

POACEAE Gynerium

Poisoned Arrows

POACEAE Gynerium sagittatum

Portion of stem

POACEAE Gynerium

Salt made from various species

PODOSTEMACEAE

Stem

SMILACACEAE Smilax sp

Stem

SMILACACEAE Smilax sp

Wood

SOLANACEAE Solanum sp

Fruits

SOLANACEAE Solanum sp

Fruits

SOLANACEAE Solanum sp

Fruits

STERCULIACEAE Theobroma martiana

Wood

THEOPHRASTACEAE Jacquinia sprucei

Ambaubas or Drum

URTICACEAE Cecropia peltata

Wood

VOCHYSIACEAE Vochysia vismiaefolia

Wood

VOCHYSIACEAE Vochysia vismiaefolia

 

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