Anadenanthera (Genus)

Overview

Anadenanthera is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two to four species, including A. colubrina and A. peregrina. These trees respectively are known to the western world primarily as sources of the hallucinogenic snuffs Vilca/Cebil and Yopo/Cohoba.

The main active constituent of Anadenanthera is bufotenin.

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Chemical compounds contained in Anadenanthera include:

5-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, Bark^[1]
Serotonin^[1]
N-Methyl-serotonin^[1]
5-Methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, Bark^[1]
Bu fotenin, Seeds, bark^[1]
Bufotenine N-oxide, Seeds^[1]
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, Seeds, pods, bark^[1]
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, Seeds^[1]
N-Methyltryptamine, Bark^[1]
2-Methyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[1]
2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[1]
1,2-Dimethyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[1]

Species

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Anadenanthera colubrina
- Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.Conc.)Brenan var. cebil (Griseb.)Altschul
- Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.Conc.)Brenan var. colubrina

Anadenanthera peregrina
- Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
- Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina

-oxide, Seeds^[1]

N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, Seeds, pods, bark^[1]

N,N-Dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, Seeds^[1]

N-Methyltryptamine, Bark^[1]

2-Methyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[1]

2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[1]

1,2-Dimethyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[1]

Species

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Anadenanthera colubrina
- Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.Conc.)Brenan var. cebil (Griseb.)Altschul
- Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.Conc.)Brenan var. colubrina

Anadenanthera peregrina
- Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
- Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina

References

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Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America By Constantino Manuel Torres, David B. Repke

General References

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.
http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=78
Juan P. Ogalde, Bernardo T. Arriaza, and Elia C. Soto - Uso de plantas psicoactivas en el north de Chile: evidencia qu?mica del consumo de ayahuasca durante el periodo medio (500-1000 d.C.). Latin American Antiquity 21(4), 2010, pp 441-450.

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Taxonomy

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The Genus Anadenanthera is further organized into finer groupings including:

Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Anadenanthera: A. colubrina (Branco) · A. colubrina var. cebil (Curupay) · A. colubrina var. colubrina · A. falcata · A. macrocarpa · A. peregrina (Tamarindo De Teta) · A. peregrina var. falcata · A. peregrina var. peregrina · A. peregrisa · A. colubrina

References

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Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South Ame rica By Constantino Manuel Torres, David B. Repke

Footnotes

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Anad enanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America By Constantino Manuel Torres, David B. Repke

Sources

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