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Definition: Anadenanthera

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Anadenanthera" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 2006. (references)

Common Expressions: Anadenanthera

Expressions Definition
Anadenanthera colubrina Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Anadenanthera 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Anadenanthera

Anadenanthera

Anadenanthera

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Anadenanthera
Speg.
Species

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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 constituents of Anadenanthera is bufotenine.

Chemical compounds

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]
  • Bufotenin, 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

  • 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

Notes

  1. 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

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Topics by Level of Interest: Anadenanthera

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Anadenanthera peregrina 37     Anadenanthera 9
Anadenanthera colubrina 21     Anadenanthera colubrina 21
Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil 15     Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil 15
Anadenanthera 9     Anadenanthera colubrina var. colubrina 6
Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata 8     Anadenanthera peregrina 37
Anadenanthera colubrina var. colubrina 6     Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata 8
Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina 6     Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina 6

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