Anadenanthera is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two species, A. colubrina and A. peregrina. These trees are known to the western world primarily as sources of the hallucinogenic snuffs vilca/cebil and yopo/cohoba.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Anadenanthera Speg. Speg. |
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2; see text | |
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Niopa (Benth.) Britton & Rose | |
The main active constituent of Anadenanthera is bufotenin.
Species
editChemical compounds
editChemical compounds contained in Anadenanthera include:
- 5-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, bark[2]
- Serotonin[2]
- N-Methylserotonin[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]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Anadenanthera Speg. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Torres, Constantino Manuel; Repke, David B. (April 7, 2006). Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-7890-2642-2 – via Google Books.
General references
edit- 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.
- Lycaeum > Leda > Anadenanthera
- 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.