Cavanillesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Bombacoideae
Genus:	Cavanillesia Ruiz & Pav.

Cavanillesia is a genus of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It contains the following species (list may not be complete):

• Cavanillesia hylogeiton
• Cavanillesia platanifolia, Cuipo
• Cavanillesia umbellata

Cavanillesia hylogeiton and Cavanillesia umbellata are used as an additive to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.^[1]

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