Malouetia
Encyclopedia
Malouetia is a genus of plant
in family Apocynaceae
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Species include:
Malouetia tamaquarina is used as an additive to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca
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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 family Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...
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Species include:
- Malouetia isthmicaMalouetia isthmicaMalouetia isthmica is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is found in Colombia and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Markgr. - Malouetia tamaquarina
Malouetia tamaquarina is used as an additive to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from the Banisteriopsis spp. vine, usually mixed with the leaves of dimethyltryptamine-containing species of shrubs from the Psychotria genus...
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