Eschweilera compressa

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Eschweilera compressa
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Eschweilera
Species: E. compressa
Binomial name
Eschweilera compressa
(Vellozo) Miers

Eschweilera compressa is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Smoking dried eschweilera compressa leaves leads to a euphoric state similar to that of a marijuana high.

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