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Taxon:  Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg.



Summary
Genus:
Anadenanthera
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
100220
Place of publication:
Physis (Buenos Aires) 6:314. 1923
Verified:
11/05/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg. var. falcata (Benth.) Altschul (0 active accession[s])
Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg. var. peregrina (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Bernardi, L. 1984. Contribución a la dendrología paraguaya. I. Boissiera 35:157. Note: = Piptadenia peregrina(L.) Benth.
  2. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  3. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  4. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
  5. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  6. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. Note: = Piptadenia peregrina(L.) Benth.
  7. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  8. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname.
  9. Reis Altschul, S. von. 1964. A taxonomic study of the genus Anadenanthera. Contr. Gray Herb. 193:43.
  10. Schultes, R. E. & R. E. Raffauf. 1990. The healing forest: medicinal and toxic plants of the Northwest Amazonia. 231.
  11. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
  12. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Piptadenia peregrina
Common names
English
cohoba –
cohoba-tree –
Portuguese
paricá –
Spanish
candelón –
cojoba –
yopo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSaint Vincent 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad), United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Pará]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay (e.)
Cultivated
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Haiti
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Socialhallucinogen Schultes, R. E. & R. E. Raffauf. 1990. The healing forest: medicinal and toxic plants of the Northwest Amazonia. 231.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100220. Accessed 29 April 2025.