Economic Botany Collections

Richard Spruce Collection

Wood	Wood	Wood		Comb made partly from Bacaba Palm
Comb made partly from Bacaba Palm	Fruits	Fruits	Rings made of the seeds	Rope
Fruits	Fruits	Fruit	Quiver with POISON arrows.	Carane, spadix with fruit
Male Spadix of Caiane	Seeds	Fruiting Spadix	Fruits	POISONED Arrows
Brushes from Piassaba fibre	Spadix and fruits	Portion of Spadix of Patana Palm	Fruits	Stem and Spadix of Bacaba-i
Fruits	Spadix	Fruits	Stem	Stem
Tough pendulous roots	Portion of Stem & Spadix	Quiver	Tanga (Article of clothing)	Bark
Shirt worn for Indian funeral feasts	Shirt worn by Indians for funeral feasts	Drumstick	Salt made from various species	Red dye in bag of bark
Chica prepared by Indians for adornment	Small bucket of calabash	Small bucket of calabash	Cigar support	Fruits
Fruits	Fruits	Stem	Fruits - LECTOTYPE	Mandiocca grater
Fruits	Concrete milk of the Cow Tree	Roots	Seeds	Fruit
Bark	Anklet of seeds	Seeds of gourd used as beads	Pottery ware from Licania or Moquilea	Fruits
Pods	Portion of Stem	Jurupari or Devil Sacred Musical Instrument	Fruits	Fruit
Fruits	Gum	Fish Tongues used to grate Guarana	Fruits	Tapioca prepared from Bauna Root
Farina prepared from Bauna root	Root	Fruits	Fruit	Silk-cotton or Kapok
Fruits	Stems	Shield smeared with pitch	Fruits	Wood
Maraca	Curare POISON