Plant Details

Accepted name:: Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V.Morton [Malpighiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ayahuasca	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
ayawaska	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
ayawaska amarilla	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
ayawaska negra	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
caapi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
cahpi	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
carpi	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
jagube	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
nateem	Other	Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
purgawaska	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
soulvine	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
yagé	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Stem		Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
Leaf		Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015)
stem, leaf		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
wood		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
stem		Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
Dried & fresh stem + leaf, Dried bark		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Banisteriopsis inebrians C.V.Morton J. Washington Acad. Sci. 21: 485 (1931).
Banisteria caapi Spruce ex Griseb. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 43 (1886).
Banisteria inebrians (C.V.Morton) J.F.Macbr. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(3): 828 (1950).
Banisteria quitensis Nied. Banisteria 1: 10 (1900).
Banisteriopsis quitensis (Nied.) C.V.Morton J. Washington Acad. Sci. 21: 486 (1931).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Banisteriopsis caapi	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Banisteriopsis caapi (Griseb.) C.V. Morton	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Banisteriopsis caapi (Spr.) Morton	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce Ex Griseb.)	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C. V. Morton	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V. Morton	Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V. Morton.	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V.Morton	Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009)
Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) Morton	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Banisteriopsis caapi Morton	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Banisteriopsis inebrians Morton	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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