Banisteriopsis caapi

(Spruce ex Griseb.) Morton (1931)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Malpighiaceae Genus: Banisteriopsis

ayahuasca, caapi vine, yage

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Potentially naturalizing

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Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Washington Acad. Sci. 21: 486 (1931)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Banisteriopsis caapi Huelo, Ulalena Loop. Mesic to wet lowland vegetation, Sphagneticola, mango.. Preserved_Specimen Lsrge sprawling patch in unmaintained jungle next to gravel road. Adventive. Starr, F. 22011003 Maui BISH 2022-01-10
2 Banisteriopsis caapi Waimea Arboretum? Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Oahu BISH
3 Banisteriopsis caapi Koloa District, NTBG in Lawai Valley, near Maidenhair Falls In monkeypod tree. Preserved_Specimen Large liana reaching 8-10m, stems twining; lvs w orange gland-dots beneath; flrs with light fragrance (1pm); glands green-yellow, petals rose-pink fading white, stamens yellow. Lorence, D.H. 8388 Kauai BISH 1998-12-18
4 Banisteriopsis caapi Growing near the Nahuina trailhead on Tantalus Dr., Honolulu. Preserved_Specimen Large climbing liana, ca. 6 m long or more; petals pink and white; no fruits observed. Ross, M.C. 1969 Oahu BISH 2024-01-20
5 Banisteriopsis caapi Maui Makawao District. Haiku region, Merwin palm collection on Kulike Road, past turnoff from Haumana Road, which is at mile 16 marker of Hana Highway (Hwy 36). Cultivated palm forest and secondary forest, valley bottom with dry stream, W/ Mangifera indica, Pandanus tectorius, naturalized palms including Archontophoenix, Caryota, Dypsis, Phoenix and Ptychosperma spp., and herbaceous weedy understory. Preserved_Specimen Vine in understory covering large areas, also climbing in trees and shrubs to several meters; stems woody; glands on lower leaf surface orange. Sterile, spreading vegetatively but being eradicated. Lorence, D.H. 10409 Maui BISH 2013-08-07
6 Banisteriopsis caapi 47-532 Pulama Rd., Kaneohe Preserved_Specimen Vine; flowers pink to white Annable, C.R. 3783 Oahu BISH 1998-01-29
7 Banisteriopsis caapi Below Moloaa Forest Reserve, Pilaa Region around residential homes. Preserved_Specimen Vine, climbing into Psidium guajava, 15 cm diameter at base, 7 m long, gray-brown, immature flower white, peduncle yellow-green, colected with landowerners permission. Wood, K.R. 14388 Kauai BISH 2010-11-21
8 Banisteriopsis caapi Growing near the Nahuina trailhead on Tantalus Dr., Honolulu. Preserved_Specimen Large climbing liana, ca. 6 m long or more; petals pink and white; no fruits observed. Ross, M.C. 1969 Oahu BISH 2024-01-20