Anadenanthera
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae[1] |
| (unranked): | Mimosoid clade[1] |
| Genus: | Anadenanthera Speg. |
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Anadenanthera is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two to four species, including A. colubrina and A. peregrina. These trees respectively are known to the western world primarily as sources of the hallucinogenic snuffs Vilca/Cebil and Yopo/Cohoba.
The main active constituent of Anadenanthera is bufotenin.
Chemical compounds
Chemical compounds contained in Anadenanthera include:
- 5-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, Bark[2]
- Serotonin[2]
- N-Methyl-serotonin[2]
- 5-Methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, Bark[2]
- Bufotenin, Seeds, bark[2]
- Bufotenine N-oxide, Seeds[2]
- N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, Seeds, pods, bark[2]
- N,N-Dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, Seeds[2]
- N-Methyltryptamine, Bark[2]
- 2-Methyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole[2]
- 2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole[2]
- 1,2-Dimethyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole[2]
Species
References
Notes
- 1 2 The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America By Constantino Manuel Torres, David B. Repke
General References
- Constantino Torres - Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of South America (2006) ISBN 0-7890-2642-2
- Jonathan Ott - Shamanic Snuffs or Entheogenic Errhines (2001) ISBN 1-888755-02-4
- Richard Evans Schultes - Plants of the Gods (1992) ISBN 0-89281-979-0
- Patricia J. Knobloch - Wari Ritual Power at Conchopata: An Interpretation of Anadenanthera Colubrina Iconography. Latin American Antiquity 11(4), 2000, pp. 387–402.
- http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=78
- Juan P. Ogalde, Bernardo T. Arriaza, and Elia C. Soto - Uso de plantas psicoactivas en el north de Chile: evidencia química del consumo de ayahuasca durante el periodo medio (500-1000 d.C.). Latin American Antiquity 21(4), 2010, pp 441–450.
External links
- Society of Ethnobotanical Studies and Modified States of Consciousness
- Who Was Who in the Andean Middle Horizon Prehistory: Plant Identification
- Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America
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