Leptactina densiflora

Leptactina densiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Leptactina
Species: L. densiflora
Binomial name
Leptactina densiflora
Hook.f.

Leptactina densiflora, also known as Leptactinia, is a stove shrub from central Africa, and can grow from 6 to 12 feet[1]. The plant is a psychedelic, containing tetrahydroharmine (also known as leptaflorin[2]) which is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

References

  1. ^ Wright, Walter Page (1902). Cassell's dictionary of practical gardening; an illustrated encyclopædia of practical horticulture for all classes. London: Cassell & Company, Limited. http://www.archive.org/stream/cassellsdictiona02wrigrich/. 
  2. ^ Ratsch, Christian; John R. Baker (Trans.) (2005). The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications. Rochester, Vermont: Park Street Press. pp. 718. ISBN 0-89281-978-2.