Cavanillesia

Cavanillesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Cavanillesia
Ruiz & Pav.

Cavanillesia is a genus of flowering plants in the Malvaceae family.

Species in the genus include (but are not limited to):

Cavanillesia hylogeiton and Cavanillesia umbellata are used as an additive to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.

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