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IUCN EN · Endangered
Eschweilera compressa
Eschweilera compressa is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil and is threatened by habitat loss. Smoking dried eschweilera compressa leaves leads to a euphoric state similar to that of a marijuana high.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 191961.