Psychotria viridis

Psychotria viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Psychotria
Species:	P. viridis
Binomial name
Psychotria viridis Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms
Palicourea viridis (Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. Psychotria glomerata Kunth Psychotria microdesmia Oerst. Psychotria trispicata Griseb. Uragoga glomerata (Kunth) Kuntze Uragoga microdesmia (Oerst.) Kuntze Uragoga trispicata (Griseb.) Kuntze Uragoga viridis (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze[1]

Psychotria viridis, also known as chacruna, chacrona, or chaqruy in the Quechua languages, is a perennial, shrubby flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae. It is a close relative of Psychotria carthagenensis (a.k.a. samiruka or amiruca) of Ecuador. It is commonly used as an ingredient of ayahuasca, a decoction with a long history of its entheogenic (connecting to spirit) use and its status as a "plant teacher" among the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest.