Banisteriopsis caapi, Banisteria caapi, Ayahuasca - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Ayahuasca, caapi, yajé, yaje

Botanical name & synonyms: Banisteriopsis caapi, Banisteria caapi, Banisteria inebrians, Banisteria quitensis, Banisteriopsis quitensis

Family: (Malpighiaceae)

Banisteriopsis caapi is native to the Amazon basin, primarily Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

• evergreen liana
  

• medicinal plant, ethnobotany
  

• frost-tender