Variedades de Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce, 1873). Anatomia, cultivo e aspectos anatômicos de importância etnofarmacológica do cipó mariri

Abstract

The species Banisteriopsis caapi belongs to the botanical family Malpighiaceae, being popularly known as “mariri”. It is native to the Amazon Forest, being present in most of its extension. Cultivated in several places in Brazil for its medicinal or magical-religious properties, it has increasingly attracted the interest of the scientific community. It is a vine that is well known by indigenous peoples and traditional communities. However, little botanical and ecological information is available. In this sense, the present research aims to gather information from the literature on the B. Caapi vine, in addition to describing and illustrating anatomical aspects of two varieties of the species: the caupuri and the tucunacá. Our results indicated important differences both in the stem and in the chemical part of the plant, where its active principles are found. We suggest that for a better identification and expansion of cultivation, the varieties are better recognized in their ecomorphological particularities.