Psychotria viridis
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Psychotria viridis is a tropical shrub native to the Amazon whose leaves contain the psychedelic compound DMT and are traditionally used in the preparation of ayahuasca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psychotria viridis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10872993 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psychotria viridis Context triple: [Ayahuasca, hasMainIngredient, Psychotria viridis]
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A.
Petiveria
Petiveria is a small genus of flowering plants, best known for the species Petiveria alliacea, a pungent herb widely used in traditional medicine and folk practices in the Americas.
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B.
Paubrasilia echinata
Paubrasilia echinata is a Brazilian hardwood tree historically prized for its dense, red-colored timber and as the original source of brazilwood dye, giving Brazil its name.
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C.
Ilex paraguariensis
Ilex paraguariensis is a South American evergreen tree whose leaves are traditionally used to make the caffeinated beverage yerba mate.
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D.
Ocotea foetens
Ocotea foetens is a large, evergreen laurel tree native to the Macaronesian laurel forests, particularly notable in the Canary Islands and Madeira.
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E.
Picrasma
Picrasma is a small genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs known for their bitter compounds and use in traditional medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psychotria viridis Target entity description: Psychotria viridis is a tropical shrub native to the Amazon whose leaves contain the psychedelic compound DMT and are traditionally used in the preparation of ayahuasca.
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A.
Petiveria
Petiveria is a small genus of flowering plants, best known for the species Petiveria alliacea, a pungent herb widely used in traditional medicine and folk practices in the Americas.
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B.
Paubrasilia echinata
Paubrasilia echinata is a Brazilian hardwood tree historically prized for its dense, red-colored timber and as the original source of brazilwood dye, giving Brazil its name.
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C.
Ilex paraguariensis
Ilex paraguariensis is a South American evergreen tree whose leaves are traditionally used to make the caffeinated beverage yerba mate.
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D.
Ocotea foetens
Ocotea foetens is a large, evergreen laurel tree native to the Macaronesian laurel forests, particularly notable in the Canary Islands and Madeira.
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E.
Picrasma
Picrasma is a small genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs known for their bitter compounds and use in traditional medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
tropical shrub ⓘ |
| authority | Ruiz & Pav. ⓘ |
| binomialName | Psychotria viridis ⓘ |
| climatePreference | humid tropical climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
chacrona
ⓘ
chacruna ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
DMT
ⓘ
N,N-dimethyltryptamine ⓘ indole alkaloids ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | key ingredient in ayahuasca brew ⓘ |
| distribution |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole | understory shrub in tropical forests ⓘ |
| family | Rubiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry ⓘ |
| genus | Psychotria ⓘ |
| growthForm | evergreen shrub ⓘ |
| habitat | tropical rainforest understory ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| legalStatus | regulated or restricted in some countries due to DMT content ⓘ |
| lightPreference | partial shade ⓘ |
| metaboliteLocation | DMT concentrated in leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon rainforest
ⓘ
South America ⓘ Western Amazon basin ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern Amazonia
|
| order | Gentianales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| plantPartUsed | leaves ⓘ |
| pollination | insects ⓘ |
| propagation |
seeds
ⓘ
stem cuttings ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| toxicity | psychoactive due to DMT content ⓘ |
| usedAs | entheogen source plant ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous peoples of the Amazon ⓘ |
| usedFor | preparation of ayahuasca ⓘ |
| usedIn |
shamanic rituals
ⓘ
traditional Amazonian medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Psychotria viridis Description of subject: Psychotria viridis is a tropical shrub native to the Amazon whose leaves contain the psychedelic compound DMT and are traditionally used in the preparation of ayahuasca.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
ayahuasca