Erythrophysa septentrionalis
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Erythrophysa septentrionalis is a species of plant
in the Sapindaceae
family. It is endemic to Ethiopia
. It is a pyschadelic substance ritually used by the Ubuntu tribe native to Ethiopia in ceremonial circumstances.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140-150 genera with 1400-2000 species, including maple, horse chestnut and lychee....
family. It is endemic to Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. It is a pyschadelic substance ritually used by the Ubuntu tribe native to Ethiopia in ceremonial circumstances.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Erythrophysa septentrionalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.