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.

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Anadenanthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Anadenanthera Speg. Speg.
Species
2; see text
Synonyms[1]
Niopa (Benth.) Britton & Rose

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The main active constituent of Anadenanthera is bufotenin.

• Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan
  • Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil
  • Anadenanthera colubrina var. colubrina
• Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg.
  • Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
  • Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina

Chemical compounds contained in Anadenanthera include:

• 5-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, bark^[2]
• Serotonin^[2]
• N-Methyl-serotonin^[2]
• 5-Methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, bark^[2]
• Bufotenin, seeds, bark^[2]
• Bufotenine N-oxide, seeds^[2]
• N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, seeds, pods, bark^[2]
• N,N-Dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, Seeds^[2]
• N-Methyltryptamine, bark^[2]
• 2-Methyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[2]
• 2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[2]
• 1,2-Dimethyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole^[2]