Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina

Taxobox
name = "Anadenanthera peregrina" var. "peregrina"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = Anadenanthera
species = "A. peregrina"
trinomial = "Anadenanthera peregrina" var. "peregrina"
trinomial_authority = (L.)Speg.cite web
url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=580497
title=Catalogue of Life : 2007 Annual Checklist : Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina (L.)Speg.
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accessdate=2008-05-17
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"Anadenanthera peregrina" var. "peregrina" is a tree in the Fabaceae family. It is native to Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia [cite web
url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?414646
title=Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina information from NPGS/GRIN
publisher=www.ars-grin.gov
accessdate=2008-05-17
last=
first=] and it is also found in the Caribbean.

Entheogen

In South America, "Anadenanthera peregrina" var. "peregrina" is used to make nopolyopo, a shamanic snuff.cite web
url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11718320?dopt=Citation
title=Pharmañopo-psychonautics: human intranasal, sublin... [J Psychoactive Drugs. 2001 Jul-Sep] - PubMed Result
publisher=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
accessdate=2008-05-17
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Chemical components

Bufotenine is in the seeds.

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