Diplopterys cabrerana

Diplopterys cabrerana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Diplopterys
Species:	D. cabrerana
Binomial name
Diplopterys cabrerana (Cuatrec.) B.Gates
Synonyms
Banisteria rusbyana Nied.[1] Banisteriopsis cabrerana[1] Banisteriopsis rusbyana[1](Nied.) C.V.Morton Banisteriopsis longialata (Nied.) B.Gates

Diplopterys cabrerana (syn. Banisteriopsis rusbyana) is a South American rainforest vine, commonly known as Chaliponga, Chagropanga and, in parts of Ecuador, Chacruna (a name most often referring to Psychotria viridis). It is found in the Amazonian lowlands of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.^[1]

Chaliponga is a common admixture of the entheogenic tea Ayahuasca, and is rich in tryptamines such as DMT and 5-MeO-DMT. Chacruna (Psychotria viridis) is the other DMT-containing plant which can be used instead of Chaliponga in the brewing of a traditional Ayahuasca tea.

Alkaloids

Leaves:

• Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) 0.17-1.75%^[1]
• 5-MeO-DMT^[1]
• Bufotenine,^[1] traces^[2]
• Methyltryptamine^[1]
• N-methyltetrahydro-beta-carboline, traces^[1][2]

Stems:

• Dimethyltryptamine^[1]
• 5-MeO-DMT^[1]
• N-methyltetrahydro-beta-carboline^[1]

Cultivation

Diplopterys cabrerana is planted in home gardens via cuttings.^[1] The cuttings are either directly planted in soil or rooted first in water.^[1]

See also

• Psychotria viridis
• Psychedelic plants

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Rätsch, Christian. Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen. Botanik, Ethnopharmakologie und Anwendungen.. p. 179. ISBN 978-3855025701. 
2. ^ ^{a b} www.biopark.org

External links

• A General Introduction to Ayahuasca
• Diplopterys cabrerana fruit
• [1] and [2], herbarium specimens with fruits