| Pseudalbizzia inundata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudalbizzia |
| Species: | P. inundata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudalbizzia inundata (Mart.) E.J.M.Koenen & Duno (2022) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Pseudalbizzia inundata is a perennial tree native to South America. Common names include maloxo, muqum, paloflojo, timbo blanco, timbo-ata, and also "canafistula" though this usually refers Cassia fistula . [3]
It grows to a height of up to 20 m. [4] The leaves of Pseudalbizzia inundata contain dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug. [5]
Pseudalbizzia inundata ranges through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. [2]
The species was first described as Acacia inundata in 1823. In 2022 it was reclassified into the revived genus Pseudalbizzia . [2] The synonymy of this species can be confusing. Related plants have been described by various authors under the same name as Albizia inundata. [3] Junior synonyms of P. inundata are: