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Cupá, ou cipó-babão, alimento de alguns índios amazônicos

Cupá, ou cipó-babão, alimento de alguns índios amazônicos

Autores:

Warwick E. Kerr,
Darrell A. Posey,
Wilson Wolter Filho

ARTIGO ORIGINAL

Acta Amazonica

Print version ISSN 0044-5967On-line version ISSN 1809-4392

Acta Amaz. vol.8 no.4 Manaus Dec. 1978

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-43921978084702

Summary

INPA is developing studies concerning the agricultural plants of the Brazilian Indians. a collection was made among the Kayapó Indians of the Cupa vine (Cissus gongylodes Burch. ex Baker, Vitaceae). This note provides botanical information on this plant, its uses by the seringueiros (rubber collectors) and by the indians, and agronomical and chemical data.