Taxon: Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C. V. Morton

• the 4 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• soulvine   (Source: CRC MedHerbs ed2 ) – English
  
• caapi   (Source: F Neotrop 30:112.) – Portuguese
  
• ayahuasca   (Source: Names Soukup ) – Spanish
  
• yagé   (Source: F Neotrop 30:112.) – Spanish
  

Economic importance:

• Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2)
  
• Social: hallucinogen   (for use in the preparation of beverage fide Names Soukup)
  

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View phytochemical or ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Northern South America: Venezuela
  Brazil: Brazil
  Western South America: Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru

• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Northern South America: Venezuela
  Brazil: Brazil
  Western South America: Colombia; Ecuador; Peru

References:

• Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45.
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
• Gates, B. 1982. Banisteriopsis, Diplopterys (Malpighiaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30:112.
• Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6.
• Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana. 38.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Banisteriopsis caapi.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Banisteriopsis caapi.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Banisteriopsis caapi.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Banisteria caapi Spruce ex Griseb. (basionym)
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• (=) Banisteria quitensis Nied.
  
• (=) Banisteriopsis inebrians C. V. Morton
  
• (=) Banisteriopsis quitensis (Nied.) C. V. Morton
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)

Check other web resources for Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C. V. Morton:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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