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unusual facts about Barbasco


Barbasco

A plant (Lonchocarpus urucu) - used by Shuar and Nukak peoples as a poison for fishing.


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D. mexicana

Dioscorea mexicana, the Mexican yam or barbasco de placa, a plant species found in Mexico and Panama

Mexican barbasco trade

This development sparked a barbasco extraction industry centered around the barbasco-rich areas of southeastern Mexico, in Northern Oaxaca, Southern Veracruz and Puebla states.


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