Albizia inundata

Albizia 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 is Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula).[1]

Albizia inundata
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Albizia
Species:
A. inundata
Binomial name
Albizia inundata
(Mart.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes
Synonyms

Many, see text

It grows to a height of up to 20 m.[2] The leaves of Albizia inundata contain dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug.[3]

Synonyms

The synonymy of this species is quite confusing; related plants have been described by various authors under the same name as A. inundata. Junior synonyms of A. inundata are:[1]

Acacia multiflora Kunth. is Albizia multiflora var. multiflora
  • Acacia polyantha A.Spreng.
  • Albizia polyantha (A.Spreng.) G.P.Lewis
  • Arthrosamanea polyantha (A.Spreng.) Burkart
  • Arthrosamanea polycephala (Griseb.) Burkart
  • Cathormion polyanthum (A.Spreng.) Burkart
  • Cathormion polycephalum Burkart
Cathormion polycephalum (Griseb.) Burkart is Albizia polycephala
  • Enterolobium polycephalum Griseb.
  • Feuilleea polycephala (Griseb.) Kuntze
  • Pithecellobium multiflorum (Kunth) Benth var. brevipedunculata Chodat & Hassl.
Pithecellobium multiflorum (Kunth) Benth is Albizia multiflora var. multiflora
Pithecellobium multiflorum Merr. is Archidendron merrillii
  • Pithecellobium pendulum Lindm.

See also
  • Psychedelic plants

Footnotes
  1. ILDIS (2005)
  2. SMN (2008)
  3. Rätsch (2004)

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.


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