Psychotria viridis

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plant species tropical shrub

Psychotria viridis is a tropical shrub native to the Amazon whose leaves contain the psychedelic compound DMT and are traditionally used in the preparation of ayahuasca.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant species ⓘ
tropical shrub ⓘ
authority Ruiz & Pav. NERFINISHED ⓘ
binomialName Psychotria viridis NERFINISHED ⓘ
climatePreference humid tropical climate ⓘ
commonName chacrona ⓘ
chacruna ⓘ
containsCompound DMT ⓘ
N,N-dimethyltryptamine ⓘ
indole alkaloids ⓘ
culturalSignificance key ingredient in ayahuasca brew ⓘ
distribution Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
domain Eukarya ⓘ
surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole understory shrub in tropical forests ⓘ
family Rubiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerColor white ⓘ
fruitType berry ⓘ
genus Psychotria NERFINISHED ⓘ
growthForm evergreen shrub ⓘ
habitat tropical rainforest understory ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement opposite leaves ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
legalStatus regulated or restricted in some countries due to DMT content ⓘ
lightPreference partial shade ⓘ
metaboliteLocation DMT concentrated in leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Western Amazon basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Gentianales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
plantPartUsed leaves ⓘ
pollination insects ⓘ
propagation seeds ⓘ
stem cuttings ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction ⓘ
soilPreference well-drained soil ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
toxicity psychoactive due to DMT content ⓘ
usedAs entheogen source plant ⓘ
usedBy indigenous peoples of the Amazon ⓘ
usedFor preparation of ayahuasca ⓘ
usedIn shamanic rituals ⓘ
traditional Amazonian medicine ⓘ

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ayahuasca → hasMainIngredient → Psychotria viridis ⓘ
subject surface form: Ayahuasca