Mespilodaphne cymbarum

Mespilodaphne cymbarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Mespilodaphne
Species:
M. cymbarum
Binomial name
Mespilodaphne cymbarum
(Kunth) Trofimov
Synonyms[2]
  • Alseodaphne amara (Mart.) Kostel.
  • Alseodaphne cymbarum (Kunth) Kostel.
  • Laurus coruscans Willd. ex Nees
  • Licaria cymbarum (Kunth) Pittier
  • Misanteca cymbarum (Kunth) Lundell
  • Nectandra amara Nees ex Meisn., not validly publ.
  • Nectandra barcellensis Meisn.
  • Nectandra caparrapii Sand.-Groot ex Nates
  • Nectandra cymbarum (Kunth) Nees
  • Nectandra elaiophora Barb.Rodr.
  • Nectandra oleifera Posada-Ar. ex Nates
  • Ocotea amara Mart. (1830)
  • Ocotea amara Mart. (1831), nom. illeg.
  • Ocotea barcellensis (Meisn.) Mez
  • Ocotea caparrapii (Sand.-Groot ex Nates) Dugand
  • Ocotea cymbarum Kunth (basionym)
  • Oreodaphne oleifera Posada-Ar.

Mespilodaphne cymbarum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is an evergreen tree found in northern Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.[2]

Medical uses

The essential oils from Mespilodaphne cymbarum are often used in the synthesis of MDMA (contracted form of 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine); a psychoactive drug of the substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine and substituted amphetamine classes of drugs that is consumed primarily for its euphoric and empathogenic effects. Pharmacologically, MDMA acts as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent and reuptake inhibitor.

References

  1. ^ de Kok, R. (2022). "Mespilodaphne cymbarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T32488A198141056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32488A198141056.en. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mespilodaphne cymbarum (Kunth) Trofimov". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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