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Malouetia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apocynaceae

Order
  
Gentianales

Rank
  
Genus

Malouetia wwwkeworgsciencetropamericaimagedatabaselarg

Similar
  
Mesechites, Odontadenia, Cleghornia

Malouetia is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Africa, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.

Species
formerly included
  • Malouetia asiatica Siebold & Zucc. = Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai
  • Malouetia riparia (Kunth) A.DC. = Tabernaemontana grandiflora Jacq.
  • Malouetia tetrastachya (Kunth) Miers = Tabernaemontana siphilitica (L.f.) Leeuwenb.

    • Uses

    Malouetia tamaquarina is used as an additive to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.

    References

    Malouetia Wikipedia
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