Calliandra angustifolia
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Calliandra angustifolia Spruce ex Benth.
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Calliandra angustifolia is a small, riparian tree species of the Amazon Basin.
The plant has many common names, including bobinsana (alternately, bobinzana, bobensana, or bubinsana), balata, bubinianal, bushiglla, capabo, chipero, cigana, koprupi, kori-sacha, kuanti, neweí, quinilla blanca, semein, sháwi, yacu yutzu, and yopoyo.[2]
The Shipibo-Conibo people of the Peruvian Amazon prepare a medicinal tincture from the bark of the tree, which they use to treat rheumatism and other ailments.[2] It is sometimes added to ayahuasca.
References
- ^ a b The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
- ^ a b Taylor, Leslie. "Bobinsana (Calliandra angustifolia)". Tropical Plant Database. Retrieved 19 June 2013.