Albizia inundata

Albizia inundata
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Albizia
Species: A. inundata
Binomial name
Albizia inundata
(Mart.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes
Synonyms

Many, see text

Albizia inundata is a perennial tree native to South America. Common names include maloxo, muqum, paloflojo, Timbo Blanco, Timbo-ata, and also "canafistula" though this usually is Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula).[1]

It grows to a height of up to 20 m.[2] The leaves of Albizia inundata contain dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug.[3]

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Synonyms

The synonymy of this species is quite confusing; related plants have been described by various authors under the same name as A. inundata. Junior synonyms of A. inundata are:[1]

Acacia multiflora Kunth. is Albizia multiflora var. multiflora
Cathormion polycephalum (Griseb.) Burkart is Albizia polycephala
Pithecellobium multiflorum (Kunth) Benth is Albizia multiflora var. multiflora
Pithecellobium multiflorum Merr. is Archidendron merrillii

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b ILDIS (2005)
  2. ^ SMN (2008)
  3. ^ Rätsch (2004)

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