Photo 8961748, (c) Danny Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Danny Newman

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Date

January 1, 1980

Place

Ecuador (Google, OSM)

Description

A novel species of Dictyonema was used by the Waorani as a hallucinogen. They called the lichen Ne/ne/ndape/ and used it in shamanistic rituals (Davis and Yost 1983).

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Dictyonema sp. HALLUCINOGEN Waorani

Area: Eastern Ecuador

Notes: last used ca. 1900, but formerly used in shamanistic ritual. Caused severe headaches and confusion. Very rare.

Davis, EW; Yost, JA. 1983. Novel hallucinogens from eastern Ecuador. Botanical Museum Leaflets (Peabody Museum) 29 (3): 291-295. **


UPDATE: Recently described as a new species, Dictyonema huaorani See www.jjh.cz/upload/24687.pdf. Many thanks to Cora

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