Cavanillesia

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Cavanillesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Cavanillesia

Cavanillesia is a genus of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It contains the following species (list may not be complete):

Cavanillesia hylogeiton and Cavanillesia umbellata are used as an additive to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.[1]


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