Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Pseudalbizzia inundata is a South American perennial tree with leaves that contain the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine.

Family
Genus
Albizia
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Pseudalbizzia inundata (synonymized scientific name: Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes) is a perennial tree native to South America. Its common names are maloxo, muqum, paloflojo, timbo blanco, timbo-ata, and "canafistula" — though the name "canafistula" usually refers to Cassia fistula instead. This tree can grow to a maximum height of 20 meters. The leaves of Pseudalbizzia inundata contain dimethyltryptamine, which is a hallucinogenic drug. Its natural range extends from Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay to northern Argentina.

Photo: (c) Fabricio Gorleri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fabricio Gorleri · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Albizia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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