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Leptactina densiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Leptactina
Species:	L. densiflora
Binomial name
Leptactina densiflora Hook.f.

Leptactina densiflora, also known as Leptactinia, is a shrub from central Africa, and can grow from 6 to 12 feet. The plant is a psychedelic, containing tetrahydroharmine (also known as leptaflorin) which is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

References

1. Wright, Walter Page (1902). Cassell's dictionary of practical gardening; an illustrated encyclopædia of practical horticulture for all classes. London: Cassell & Company, Limited.
2. Ratsch, Christian (2005). The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications. John R. Baker (trans.). Rochester, Vermont: Park Street Press. p. 718. ISBN 0-89281-978-2.

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