Galbulimima baccata

Northern pigeonberry ash
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Himantandraceae
Genus: Galbulimima
Species:
G. baccata
Binomial name
Galbulimima baccata
Synonyms
  • Himantandra baccata (Bailey) Diels, Botanische Jahrbucher 55: 128(1918)
  • Galbulimima belgraveana (F.Muell.) Sprague, The Journal of Botany 60: 138(1922)

Galbulimima baccata, the northern pigeonberry ash is a rare rainforest tree found in two populations in Queensland, Australia. It is likely to be a poisonous and hallucinogenic plant like the related Galbulimima belgraveana. The fruit is eaten by cassowaries and rainforest pigeons.[1]

Scripps Research Institute finds a novel method of synthesizing Galbulimima sp.(G. belgraveana) compounds for psychotropic applications.[2]

References

  1. ^ Information Sign - Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
  2. ^ "Scripps Research chemists find a quick way to synthesize novel neuroactive compounds found in rainforest tree". Press Release. Scripps. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-19.


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