Pseudalbizzia inundata
Species of legume
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Pseudalbizzia inundata is a perennial tree native to South America. Common names include maloxo, muqum, paloflojo, timbo blanco, timbo-ata, and also "canafistula" though this usually refers Cassia fistula.[3]
| Pseudalbizzia inundata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudalbizzia |
| Species: | P. inundata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudalbizzia inundata (Mart.) E.J.M.Koenen & Duno (2022) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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It grows to a height of up to 20 m.[4] The leaves of Pseudalbizzia inundata contain dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug.[5]
Range
Pseudalbizzia inundata ranges through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.[2]
Synonyms
The species was first described as Acacia inundata in 1823. In 2022 it was reclassified into the revived genus Pseudalbizzia.[2] The synonymy of this species can be confusing. Related plants have been described by various authors under the same name as Albizia inundata.[3] Junior synonyms of P. inundata are:
- Acacia inundata Mart. (1823)
- Acacia multiflora Spreng. (1826), nom. illeg.
- Acacia polyantha A.Spreng. (1828)
- Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes (1996)
- Albizia polyantha (A.Spreng.) G.J.Lewis (1987)
- Arthrosamanea polyantha (A.Spreng.) Burkart (1949)
- Arthrosamanea polycephala (Griseb.) Burkart (1949)
- Cathormion polyanthum (A.Spreng.) Burkart (1964)
- Cathormion polycephala (Griseb.) Burkart (1964)
- Enterolobium polycephala Griseb. (1879)
- Feuilleea polycephala (Griseb.) Kuntze (1891)
- Pithecellobium multiflorum var. brevipedunculatum Chodat & Hassl. (1904)
- Pithecellobium pendulum Lindm. (1898)
