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Anadenanthera peregrina
Also called Cohoba
Anadenanthera peregrina is a perennial tree in the pea family (Fabaceae), native to the Caribbean and tropical South America, growing up to about 20 m with thorny bark. It is a seasonally dry tropical tree that needs warmth, full sun and good drainage.
Anadenanthera peregrina, also known as yopo, jopo, cohoba, cojoba, parica or calcium tree, is a perennial tree in the family Fabaceae native to the Caribbean and South America. It grows up to 20 m (70 ft) tall, and has a thorny bark. Its flowers grow in small, pale yellow to white spherical clusters resembling Acacia (e.g. wattle) inflorescences. It is an entheogen which has been used in healing ceremonies and rituals for thousands of years in northern South America and the Caribbean. Although the seeds of the yopo tree were originally gathered from the wild, increased competition between tribes over access to the seeds led to it being intentionally cultivated and transported elsewhere.
Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil · Curupay · Cohoba Tree · Anadenanthera
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anadenanthera peregrina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
