Psychotria carthagenensis
| Psychotria carthagenensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Psychotria |
| Species: | P. carthagenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psychotria carthagenensis Jacq.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psychotria carthaginensis (lapsus) | |
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Psychotria carthagenensis, also known as Amyruca, is a South American rainforest understory shrub from the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It grows from the tropics of South America to Mexico.[2]
Containing the hallucinogenic indole alkaloid DMT, it is primarily known as an ingredient in the entheogenic tea Ayahuasca, although its use is less common than Diplopterys cabrerana or its close relative Psychotria viridis.
See also
- Psychedelic plants
References
- ↑ Catalogue of Life
- ↑ "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2010.
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