Anadenanthera peregrina, also known as yopo, jopo, cohoba, cojoba, parica or calcium tree, is a perennial tree in the family Fabaceae native to the Caribbean and South America. It grows up to 20 m (70 ft) tall, and has a thorny bark. Its flowers grow in small, pale yellow to white spherical clusters resembling Acacia (e.g. wattle) inflorescences. It is an entheogen which has been used in healing ceremonies and rituals for thousands of years in northern South America and the Caribbean. Although the seeds of the yopo tree were originally gathered from the wild, increased competition between tribes over access to the seeds led to it being intentionally cultivated and transported elsewhere.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Anadenanthera peregrina being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Anadenanthera colubrina
- Anadenanthera macrocarpa
- Parapiptadenia rigida
- Lysiloma acapulcense
- Parkia reticulata
- Albizia chinensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Anadenanthera
- Species
- Anadenanthera peregrina
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