3-487: Many, see text Banisteriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae . There are about 92 species. Most are native to Brazil , Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , and Peru . One well-known species is Banisteriopsis caapi , the source of ayahuasca . Species include: Except for ornamental purposes, growing, selling or possessing Banisteriopsis spp. is prohibited by Louisiana State Act 159 . Malpighiaceae See text Malpighiaceae
6-582: Is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales . It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species , all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics . About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World (the Caribbean and the southernmost United States to Argentina ) and the rest in the Old World ( Africa , Madagascar , and Indomalaya to New Caledonia and
9-508: The Philippines ). One useful species in the family is Malpighia emarginata , often called acerola. The fruit is consumed in areas where the plant is native. The plant is cultivated elsewhere for the fruit, which is rich in vitamin C . Another member of the family, caapi or yagé ( Banisteriopsis caapi ), is used in the entheogenic brew known as ayahuasca . One feature found in several members of this family, and rarely in others,
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