Biology:Diplopterys cabrerana

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Short description: Species of plant

Diplopterys cabrerana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Diplopterys
Species:
D. cabrerana
Binomial name
Diplopterys cabrerana
(Cuatrec.) B.Gates
Synonyms
  • Banisteriopsis cabrerana[1]

Diplopterys cabrerana is a shrub native to the Amazon Basin, spanning the countries of Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1] In the Quechua languages it is called chaliponga or chagropanga; in parts of Ecuador it is known as chacruna—a name otherwise reserved for Psychotria viridis.[2]

D. cabrerana and P. viridis are both common admixtures for ayahuasca. Both species are rich sources of DMT, a tryptamine thought to be endogenous in humans and many other species. D. cabrerana additionally produces 5-MeO-DMT, a less common structural analog.

The plant stores the alkaloids N,N-DMT, 5-MeO-N,N-DMT, and N-methyltetrahydro-beta-carboline in its leaves and stems.[1] Leaf samples were found to be 0.17-1.75% N,N-DMT,[1] but only trace amounts of N-methyltetrahydro-beta-carboline occur in the leaves.[3] The leaves also store methyltryptamine and trace amounts of bufotenin.[1][3]

Cuttings of D. cabrerana are transplantable. The cuttings are either planted in soil directly, or rooted first in water.[1]

See also

  • Psychedelic plants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Rätsch, Christian (1998). Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen. Botanik, Ethnopharmakologie und Anwendungen.. AT-Verlag. p. 179. ISBN 978-3-85502-570-1. 
  2. Goldin, Deana; Salani, Deborah (2021). "Ayahuasca What Healthcare Providers Need to Know". Journal of Addictions Nursing 32 (2): 167–173. doi:10.1097/JAN.0000000000000405. PMID 34060770. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34060770/. Retrieved 24 November 2021. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 www.biopark.org

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1939784 entry