Malouetia

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

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae

Native toBelize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, DR Congo

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 300
With media: 166
Family: Apocynaceae
Collections: IBUNAM, NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), CENARGEN, A, NHMUK
Recorded in: Colombia, Brazil, Brasil, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela

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Malouetia is a genus of plants in the 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.

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