Common name: Ayahuasca, Caapi, Yage
Family: Malpighiaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Banisteria caapi</i> Spruce ex Griseb.
Country of Origin: tropical South America
Description:
Uses: Traditional medicinal and ritual uses among the peoples of the Amazon, including as one ingredient of the drink Ayahuasca.
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Source: Smith College, ex lost UConn accession
Provenance:
Cuttings received Oct 13 2022 from Smith College; re-acquisition of a plant originally ex UConn EEB Botanical Conservatory
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Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Malpighiales
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- Family: Malpighiaceae
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References:
Kew Plants of the World Online, accessed Jan 2 2023
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