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Botanical Name |
Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C. V. Morton | ||||||||
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Banisteria caapi Spruce ex Griseb. (basionym); Banisteria quitensis Nied.; Banisteriopsis inebrians C. V. Morton; Banisteriopsis quitensis (Nied.) C. V. Morton. | ||||||||
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Ayahuasca, Caapi, Soulvine, Vine of the soul, Yage. | ||||||||
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Native to: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela. Cultivated in: Small quantities around the tropical world. | ||||||||
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