Ayahuasca vines

Banisteriopsis caapi

Malpighiaceae

An Amazonian liana, the MAOI half of a ceremonial brew — listed here so the legal and medical stakes are visible.

The vine alone is a gray area; the traditional brew combined with DMT-containing leaves (Psychotria viridis, Diplopterys cabrerana) produces a Schedule I mixture under US law. A few churches have narrow RFRA exemptions. Importing or brewing ayahuasca is otherwise illegal.

Parts used: Stem — ceremonial contexts with legal exemption only
Traditional notes: Amazonian and mestizo ceremony · A few US churches with exemptions
Habitat only: Lowland Amazon. A canopy liana. Psychotria viridis is an understory shrub of the same forests.

Amazonian liana. No brewing, vine ID, or admixture notes.
The ceremony is not a kit. DMT-containing brews are controlled in the US.
This map is the forest range of the vine, nothing more.

Safety

Any antidepressant Unexempt brewing Heart disease Psychosis history

Lore

Banisteriopsis caapi is the vine. The brew that made it famous is a combination and, in the US, a controlled preparation. The plate is the liana’s forest, not a recipe.

The Herbarium — a teaching catalog, not a clinic. Traditional use is history, not a prescription. USDA 6b dates are a week either way, not a promise. Do not eat, drink, or harvest a plant you cannot name.