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.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Pseudalbizzia |
Species: | P. inundata
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Binomial name | |
Pseudalbizzia inundata (Mart.) E.J.M.Koenen & Duno (2022)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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It grows to a height of up to 20 m.[4] The leaves of Pseudalbizzia inundata contain dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug.[5]
Range
editPseudalbizzia inundata ranges through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.[2]
Synonyms
editThe species was first described as Acacia inundata in 1823. In 2022 it was reclassified into the revived genus Pseudalbizzia.[2] The synonymy of this species can be confusing. Related plants have been described by various authors under the same name as Albizia inundata.[3] 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
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Albizia inundata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144271387A149013306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144271387A149013306.en. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Pseudalbizzia inundata (Mart.) E.J.M.Koenen & Duno. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2023
- ^ a b ILDIS (2005)
- ^ SMN (2008)
- ^ Rätsch (2004)
References
edit- 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
edit- 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)