| Anadenanthera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Anadenanthera Speg. Speg. |
| Species | |
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2; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Niopa (Benth.) Britton & Rose | |
Anadenanthera is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two species, A. colubrina and A. peregrina. These trees are known to the western world primarily as sources of the hallucinogenic snuffs vilca/cebil and yopo/cohoba.
The main active constituent of Anadenanthera is bufotenin.
- ^ Anadenanthera Speg. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 September 2023.