Erowid Virola (Epeña) Vault

virola

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Virola spp.

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION

Family :

Myristicaceae

Genus :

Virola

Species :

theiodora; calophylla; calophylloidea; cuspidata; elongata; lorentensis; peruviana; rufula; sebifera; surinamensis

COMMON NAMES

Epeña; Ebena; Nyakwana; Paricá

EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION

Psychedelic

DESCRIPTION

Virola is a genus of large trees, some of which produce a red, N,N-DMT- and 5-MeO-DMT-containing resin from the inner bark. There is a long history of use of this resin in South American snuffs.