Abstract
Arrabidaea chica is a member of the Bignoniaceae family, which is also known by a number of vernacular names, including carajuru, crajiru, pariri, cipó cruz, cóa-pyranga, guajuru, gujuru-piranga, oajuru, puca panga or pyranga. In indigenous culture, the plant is widely used in the form of a dye, as it contains a red pigment, for painting parts of the body in festive rituals and hunting, a…