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|taxon = Lonchocarpus urucu
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'''''Lonchocarpus urucu''''', or '''barbasco''', is plant in the family [[Fabaceae]]. It is native to the tropical forests of [[Peru]], as well as of [[Brazil]] and [[Guyana]], growing from {{convert|100|-|1800|m}} above sea level. It was also recorded in [[Venezuela]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://theferns.info/tropical/viewtropical.php?id=Lonchocarpus%20urucu|title= Lonchocarpus urucu|publisher=Tropical Species Database|access-date=December 1, 2013}}</ref>
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|name = ''Lonchocarpus urucu''
|regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
|ordo = [[Fabales]]
|familia = [[Fabaceae]]
|genus = ''[[Lonchocarpus]]''
|species = '''''L. urucu'''''
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|binomial = ''Lonchocarpus urucu''
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|binomial_authority = [[Killip]] & [[A.C.Smith]]
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Cubé resin, the root extract from Barbasco and from cubé (''[[Lonchocarpus utilis]]''), is used as a commercial [[insecticide]] and piscicide (fish poison). The major active ingredients are [[rotenone]] and [[deguelin]]. Although "organic" (produced by nature), [[rotenone]] is no longer considered an environmentally safe chemical.
'''''Lonchocarpus urucu''''' ('''Barbasco''') is part of the [[Fabaceae]] family. It is native to the tropical forests of [[Peru]], as well as of [[Brazil]] and [[Guyana]], growing from 100 to 1,800 meters above sea level.


==Taxonomic status==
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Cubé resin, the root extract from Barbasco and from Cubé ([[Lonchocarpus utilis]]), is used as a commercial [[insecticide]] and piscicide (fish poison). The major active ingredients are [[rotenone]] and [[deguelin]]. Although "organic" (produced by nature) [[rotenone]] is no longer considered an environmentally safe chemical.
The taxonomic status as a species with the name Lonchocarpus urucu ist still to be resolved, as it is also considered a variety of Deguelia rufescens: ''Deguelia rufescens var. urucu'' (Killip & A.C.Sm.) A.M.G.Azeved.<ref>The Plant List: [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-33261 Deguelia rufescens var. urucu (Killip & A.C.Sm.) A.M.G.Azeved is an unresolved name].</ref>


==Toxicity==
==Other useful information==
- Barbasco is toxic to insects, fish, and other pets. The primary threat to humans and other mammals comes from inhaling the powdered root or root extract.
Barbasco is toxic to insects, fish, and other pests. The primary threat to humans and other mammals comes from inhaling the powdered root or root extract. It has been used by the [[Shuar people]] of [[Ecuador]] and the [[Nukak people]] of [[Colombia]] as a poison for fishing.<ref>{{cite book|author=Soto Laveaga, Gabriela|year=2009|title=Jungle Laboratories: Mexican peasants, National Projects and the Making of the Pill|publisher=[[Duke University]]|pages=72–73}}</ref>


==External links==
==References==
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*{{ITIS |id=506316 |taxon=''Lonchocarpus urucu''}}
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*{{ITIS|id=506316|taxon=''Lonchocarpus urucu''}}
*[http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/L/Lonchocarpus_urucu.asp Zipcode Zoo - Barbasco]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311211541/http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/L/Lonchocarpus_urucu.asp Zipcode Zoo - Barbasco]

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Latest revision as of 20:49, 18 January 2024

Lonchocarpus urucu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lonchocarpus
Species:
L. urucu
Binomial name
Lonchocarpus urucu

Lonchocarpus urucu, or barbasco, is plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the tropical forests of Peru, as well as of Brazil and Guyana, growing from 100–1,800 metres (330–5,910 ft) above sea level. It was also recorded in Venezuela.[1]

Cubé resin, the root extract from Barbasco and from cubé (Lonchocarpus utilis), is used as a commercial insecticide and piscicide (fish poison). The major active ingredients are rotenone and deguelin. Although "organic" (produced by nature), rotenone is no longer considered an environmentally safe chemical.

Taxonomic status[edit]

The taxonomic status as a species with the name Lonchocarpus urucu ist still to be resolved, as it is also considered a variety of Deguelia rufescens: Deguelia rufescens var. urucu (Killip & A.C.Sm.) A.M.G.Azeved.[2]

Toxicity[edit]

Barbasco is toxic to insects, fish, and other pests. The primary threat to humans and other mammals comes from inhaling the powdered root or root extract. It has been used by the Shuar people of Ecuador and the Nukak people of Colombia as a poison for fishing.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lonchocarpus urucu". Tropical Species Database. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  2. ^ The Plant List: Deguelia rufescens var. urucu (Killip & A.C.Sm.) A.M.G.Azeved is an unresolved name.
  3. ^ Soto Laveaga, Gabriela (2009). Jungle Laboratories: Mexican peasants, National Projects and the Making of the Pill. Duke University. pp. 72–73.


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