Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes

Albizia 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.^[1]

It grows to a height of up to 20 m.^[2] The leaves of Albizia inundata contain dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug.^[3]

Synonyms

The synonymy of this species is quite confusing; related plants have been described by various authors under the same name as A. inundata. Junior synonyms of A. inundata are:^[1]

• Acacia inundata Mart.
• Acacia multiflora Spreng.

Acacia multiflora Kunth. is Albizia multiflora var. multiflora

• Acacia polyantha A.Spreng.
• Albizia polyantha (A.Spreng.) G.P.Lewis
• Arthrosamanea polyantha (A.Spreng.) Burkart
• Arthrosamanea polycephala (Griseb.) Burkart
• Cathormion polyanthum (A.Spreng.) Burkart
• Cathormion polycephalum Burkart

Cathormion polycephalum (Griseb.) Burkart is Albizia polycephala

• Enterolobium polycephalum Griseb.
• Feuilleea polycephala (Griseb.) Kuntze
• Pithecellobium multiflorum (Kunth) Benth var. brevipedunculata Chodat & Hassl.

Pithecellobium multiflorum (Kunth) Benth is Albizia multiflora var. multiflora

Pithecellobium multiflorum Merr. is Archidendron merrillii

• Pithecellobium pendulum Lindm.

See also

• Psychedelic plants

Footnotes

References

• 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.