Diplopterys cabrerana

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Diplopterys cabrerana is a South American vine whose DMT-rich leaves are traditionally used by Indigenous Amazonian peoples as a key psychoactive component in ayahuasca brews.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Diplopterys cabrerana canonical 4
Diplopterys 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf liana
plant species
psychoactive plant
combinedWith Banisteriopsis caapi
combinedWithRole DMT-containing component in ayahuasca
conservationStatus not formally evaluated (IUCN)
culturalSignificanceRegion Upper Amazon
linked to: northern Amazon
dispersal animals
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
family Malpighiaceae
foundInCountry Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
genus Diplopterys
growthForm climbing liana
woody vine
habitat lowland forest
tropical rainforest
hasPart leaves
kingdom Plantae
leafContains DMT
N,N-dimethyltryptamine
nativeTo Amazon rainforest
South America
Western Amazonia
order Malpighiales
pharmacologicalEffect hallucinogenic
psychedelic
photosyntheticPathway C3
plantPartUsed leaves
pollination insects
preparationMethod decoction of leaves
roleInAyahuascaBrew source of visionary effects
taxonRank species
traditionalKnowledgeHolder Amazonian shamans
usedAs psychoactive admixture plant
usedBy Indigenous Amazonian peoples
usedFor preparation of ayahuasca
usedIn traditional Amazonian medicine
usedInRitual shamanic ceremonies
usedSince pre-Columbian times (approximate)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ayahuasca hasMainIngredient Diplopterys cabrerana
subject linked to: ayahuasca
yagé hasSecondaryIngredient Diplopterys cabrerana
Yage hasSecondaryIngredient Diplopterys cabrerana
subject linked to: yage
Banisteriopsis caapi combinedWith Diplopterys cabrerana
Diplopterys cabrerana genus Diplopterys
linked to: Diplopterys cabrerana