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Acacia confusa

Formosan Acacia · Taiwan Acacia

Indomalayan

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Fast-growing tree native to Southeast Asia whose root bark and phyllodes are rich in N,N-DMT and other tryptamines.

ECOLOGY & HABITAT

Pioneer species in disturbed areas and secondary forests in Taiwan and the Philippines.

Distribution

TaiwanPhilippineswidely cultivated in tropics

TRADITIONAL USE

Traditional medicine and spiritual use in parts of Asia; modern entheogenic interest worldwide

CULTURAL CONTEXT

One of the most commonly used DMT-containing plants in contemporary ayahuasca analog circles due to high alkaloid content and availability.

GALLERY

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REFERENCES

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Modern ethnobotanical literature

Kin & neighbors

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