Alicia anisopetala is a South American liana, a type of woody vine.[2][3][4] It is native to Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay and Peru.[1] Despite its availability from online sellers and marketing as "black" ayahuasca, it has been poorly studied and lacks an established safety profile.[citation needed]

Alicia anisopetala
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Alicia
Species:
A. anisopetala
Binomial name
Alicia anisopetala
(Adr. Juss.) W.R.Anderson
Synonyms[1]
  • Hiraea anisopetala A.Juss.
  • Mascagnia anisopetala (A.Juss.) Griseb.
  • Mascagnia anisopetala f. typica Nied.
  • Hiraea macrocarpa Chodat
  • Mascagnia anisopetala f. oblonga Nied.
  • Mascagnia nobilis C.V.Morton

No histochemistry had been performed on this species as of 2023.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Alicia anisopetala". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ Davis, Charles C.; Bell, Charles D.; Mathews, Sarah; Donoghue, Michael J. (14 May 2002). "Laurasian migration explains Gondwanan disjunctions: Evidence from Malpighiaceae". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99 (10): 6833–6837. Bibcode:2002PNAS...99.6833D. doi:10.1073/pnas.102175899. PMC 124489. PMID 11983870.
  3. ^ "Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Collections". www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co.
  4. ^ Excerpt from: W. R. Anderson. 2006. Eight Segregates from the Neotropical GenusNovon 16: 1 68-204
  5. ^ De Almeida, Rafael Felipe; Arévalo-Rodrigues, Gustavo; De Morais, Isa L.; Cardoso-Gustavson, Poliana (15 September 2023). "Evolution of connective glands reveals a new synapomorphy for Malpighiaceae and the hidden potential of staminal glands for Malpighiales systematics". PhytoKeys (232): 109–131. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.232.110162. PMC 10517415. PMID 37746324.