Anadenanthera is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two species, A. colubrina and A. peregrina. These trees are known to the western world primarily as sources of the hallucinogenic snuffs vilca/cebil and yopo/cohoba.

Anadenanthera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Anadenanthera
Speg. Speg.
Species

2; see text

Synonyms[1]

Niopa (Benth.) Britton & Rose

The main active constituent of Anadenanthera is bufotenin.

Species

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Chemical compounds

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Chemical compounds contained in Anadenanthera include:

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Notes

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  1. ^ Anadenanthera Speg. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Torres, Constantino Manuel; Repke, David B. (April 7, 2006). Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-7890-2642-2 – via Google Books.

General references

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  • Constantino Torres - Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of South America (2006) ISBN 0-7890-2642-2
  • Jonathan Ott - Shamanic Snuffs or Entheogenic Errhines (2001) ISBN 1-888755-02-4
  • Richard Evans Schultes - Plants of the Gods (1992) ISBN 0-89281-979-0
  • Patricia J. Knobloch - Wari Ritual Power at Conchopata: An Interpretation of Anadenanthera Colubrina Iconography. Latin American Antiquity 11(4), 2000, pp. 387–402.
  • Lycaeum > Leda > Anadenanthera
  • Juan P. Ogalde, Bernardo T. Arriaza, and Elia C. Soto - Uso de plantas psicoactivas en el north de Chile: evidencia química del consumo de ayahuasca durante el periodo medio (500-1000 d.C.). Latin American Antiquity 21(4), 2010, pp 441–450.
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