Piptadenia is a genus of tropical shrubs and trees of the family Fabaceae. It includes 28 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from central Mexico to southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina.[
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Species
28 species are accepted:[
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Piptadenia adiantoides (Spreng.) Macbr.
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Piptadenia affinis Burkart
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Piptadenia amazonica
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Piptadenia anolidurus Barneby
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Piptadenia boliviana
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Piptadenia buchtienii Barneby
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Piptadenia cuzcoensis Barneby
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Piptadenia floribunda Kleinhoonte
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Piptadenia gonoacantha (Mart.) Macbr.
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Piptadenia imatacae Barneby
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Piptadenia irwinii G.P.Lewis
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var. irwinii G.P.Lewis
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var. unijuga G.P.Lewis
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Piptadenia killipii Macbr.
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var. cacaophila G.P.Lewis
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var. killipii Macbr.
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Piptadenia laxipinna B.M.Barroso
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Piptadenia leucoxylon Barneby & Grimes
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Piptadenia macradenia
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Piptadenia micracantha Benth.
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Piptadenia minutiflora Ducke
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Piptadenia paniculata Benth.
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Piptadenia peruviana (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby
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Piptadenia pteroclada Benth.
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Piptadenia ramosissima (Mart. ex Colla) Benth.
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Piptadenia retusa
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Piptadenia robusta Pittier
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Piptadenia santosii Barneby ex G.P.Lewis
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Piptadenia trisperma (Vell.) Benth.
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Piptadenia uaupensis Spruce ex Benth.
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Piptadenia uliginosa Britton & Killip
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Piptadenia voronoffii Pittier.
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Piptadenia weberbaueri Harms
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.
