| Piptadenia | |
|---|---|
| Piptadenia gonoacantha in Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Mimosoideae |
| Tribe: | Mimoseae |
| Genus: |
Piptadenia Benth. |
| Species | |
|
Several, see text |
|
Several, see text
Piptadenia is a genus of tropical shrubs and trees of the legume family.
Several species formerly placed in this genus (such as those used to prepare the psychotomimetic snuffs vilca and yopo/parica) are now considered to be in the genus Anadenanthera. Three species have also been placed in genus Adenopodia. Others have been moved to the genus Pityrocarpa.