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Mimosa spp.
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Fabaceae (=Leguminosae; Mimosaceae)
Genus :
Mimosa
Species :
tenuiflora (=hostilis); verrucosa; ophthalmocentra
COMMON NAMES
Mimosa; Jurema Preta (M. tenuiflora); Jurema Branca (M. verrucosa); Jurema Vermelha/Embira (M. ophthalmocentra)
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
Mimosa tenuiflora, M. verrucosa and M. ophthalmocentra are perennial drought-resistant shrubs. They have fern-like leafed branches and produce DMT in their root bark.
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