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Leptactina densiflora. Psychotria poeppigiana. It ranges widely in the tropical Americas, from Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz in Mexico to the very north of Argentina. It does not occur on the Pacific side of the American cordillera however, and is thus absent from El Salvador and Chile. It is probably also absent from Uruguay and Paraguay.[1] Taxonomy and names[edit] Psychotria carthagenensis. Psychotria carthagenensis, also known as Amyruca, is a South American rainforest understory shrub from the coffee family, Rubiaceae.

It grows from the tropics of South America to Mexico.[2] Containing the hallucinogenic indole alkaloid DMT, it is primarily known as an ingredient in the entheogenic tea Ayahuasca, although its use is less common than Diplopterys cabrerana or its close relative Psychotria viridis. Psychotria viridis. Psychotria viridis is a perennial shrub of the Rubiaceae family.

Psychotria viridis

In the Quechua languages it is called chacruna or chacrona. In Quechua, chaqruy is a verb meaning "to mix".