Alicia anisopetala

Alicia anisopetala is a South American liana, a type of woody vine.[1][2][3]

Alicia anisopetala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Alicia
Species:
A. anisopetala
Binomial name
Alicia anisopetala
(Adr. Juss.) W.R.Anderson

Despite its availability from online sellers and marketing as "black" ayahuasca, it has been poorly studied and lacks an established safety profile.

Alicia anisopetala has not been found to contain harmala alkaloids and its toxicity remains unknown.

See also

References

  1. Davis, Charles C.; Bell, Charles D.; Mathews, Sarah; Donoghue, Michael J. (14 May 2002). "Laurasian migration explains Gondwanan disjunctions: Evidence from Malpighiaceae". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99 (10): 6833–6837. doi:10.1073/pnas.102175899. PMC 124489. PMID 11983870.
  2. "Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Collections". www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co.
  3. Excerpt from: W. R. Anderson. 2006. Eight Segregates from the Neotropical GenusNovon 16: 1 68-204
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