- Source: Pseudalbizzia inundata
Pseudalbizzia inundata is a perennial tree native to South America. Common names include maloxo, muqum, paloflojo, timbo blanco, timbo-ata, and also "canafistula" though this usually refers Cassia fistula.
It grows to a height of up to 20 m. The leaves of Pseudalbizzia inundata contain dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug.
Range
Pseudalbizzia inundata ranges through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.
Synonyms
The species was first described as Acacia inundata in 1823. In 2022 it was reclassified into the revived genus Pseudalbizzia. The synonymy of this species can be confusing. Related plants have been described by various authors under the same name as Albizia inundata. Junior synonyms of P. inundata are:
Acacia inundata Mart. (1823)
Acacia multiflora Spreng. (1826), nom. illeg.
Acacia polyantha A.Spreng. (1828)
Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes (1996)
Albizia polyantha (A.Spreng.) G.J.Lewis (1987)
Arthrosamanea polyantha (A.Spreng.) Burkart (1949)
Arthrosamanea polycephala (Griseb.) Burkart (1949)
Cathormion polyanthum (A.Spreng.) Burkart (1964)
Cathormion polycephala (Griseb.) Burkart (1964)
Enterolobium polycephala Griseb. (1879)
Feuilleea polycephala (Griseb.) Kuntze (1891)
Pithecellobium multiflorum var. brevipedunculatum Chodat & Hassl. (1904)
Pithecellobium pendulum Lindm. (1898)
See also
Psychedelic plants
Footnotes
References
International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Albizia berteriana (DC.) Fawc. & Rendle. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.
Rätsch, Christian (2004): Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen, Botanik, Ethnopharmakologie und Anwendungen (7th ed.). AT Verlag. ISBN 3-85502-570-3
Secretaría de Minería de la Natión, República Argentina (SMN) (2008): Provincia de Formosa - Biota: Resultados del Muestreo Observacional y Carta de Vegetación. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.
External links
Data related to Albizia inundata at Wikispecies
Albizia inundata Photo (Field Museum) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
Dried Herbarium Specimens (Field Museum)
