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Banisteriopsis caapi (Yage) Guide

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Names

Family

Malpighiaceae

Botanical Name

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

Synonym(s)

Banisteria caapi Spruce ex Griseb. (basionym); Banisteria quitensis Nied.; Banisteriopsis inebrians C. V. Morton; Banisteriopsis quitensis (Nied.) C. V. Morton.

English Name(s)

Ayahuasca, Caapi, Soulvine, Vine of the soul, Yage.

Chinese Name(s)

Description

Size & Growth Habit

Leaves

Stems

Roots

Flowers

Fruits/Seed Pods

Seeds

Banisteriopsis caapi seed

Cultivars & Hybrids

Cultivation

By Seed

Banisteriopsis caapi seeds germinating.

By Cutting

Soil

Water

Feeding

Light

Pruning

Climate

Other

Other

Distribution

Native to: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Cultivated in: Small quantities around the tropical world.

Related Species

Human Uses

Chemicals/Activities

Chemical Name

Plant part

PPM (parts per million)

Chemical activities

Links

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: Banisteriopsis caapi

Pictures

Banisteriopsis caapi seeds germinating

Banisteriopsis caapi

Germinating Yage seeds.

Banisteriopsis caapi seed

Banisteriopsis caapi

Seed

Banisteriopsis caapi seed sprouting

Banisteriopsis caapi

Germinating Seed

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