Pachycereus

Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum -

( Cawe, Hecho ) A rather common, huge, short-spined organ-pipe cactus that can grow to over 10 meters tall. Bears beautiful white blooms with purple edges and has globus fruit densely covered in yellow wool and bristles. The Tarahumara Indians of Mexico use the young branches to make a sacred narcotic drink. It is also known as Wichowaka, which means insanity. Causes dizziness and visual hallucinations.

Contains: arizonine, carnegine, heliamine, ispsalsoline, 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine, salsoline, salsolidine, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenethylamine, 3-hydroxy-4 methoxyphenethylamine,

Pachycereus grandis -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Pachycereus pringlei -

 

Pachycereus marginatus -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Pachycereus tehauntepecanus -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Pachycereus weberi -

Contains: anhalidine, anhalonidine, backbergine, carnegine, O-demethylweberine, heliamine, N-methylheliamine, dehydroheliamine,isobackbergine, isonortehuanine, isonorweberine, isopachycereine, isosalsolidine, lemaireocereine, dehydrolemaireocereine, nortehuanine, dehydronortehuanine, norweberine, dehydronorweberine, pachycereine, dehydropachycereine, N-methylpachycereine, pellotine, O-methylpellotine, dehydrosalsolidine, tehuanine, weberine, 1-methylisoweberine, weberidine.

Parodia

Parodia sanguiniflora -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Pelecephora

Pelecephora asselliformis -

( Peyotillo ) This very rare cactus is indigenous to the state of San Louis Potosi in central Mexico. Also been known as the hatchet cactus. It is slow growing, solitary, grey-green, round in shape. The tubercles are laterally flattened, and arranged in a spiral with small scale-like spines. Its apical blooms are purplish red with white edges. Considered to be one of the most sacred of divine cacti.

Contains: anhalidine, 3-demethyltrichocereine, 3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine, hordenine, mescaline (.003%), N-methylmescaline, N-methyl-3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine, pellotine.

Pelecephora psuedopectinata -

Contains: hordenine.

Peniocereus

Peniocereus greggii -

Pereskia

There are 18 species of this unusual plant. This is a very non cactus-like Cactus, as it looks more like a wild rose than a succulent. It is characterized by large, bright green, privet- like leaves and long spiny stems. Must be kept warm at all times or the leaves will drop. Generally rapid growing.

Pereskia aculeata -

Contains: tyramine.

Pereskia autumnalis -

Contains: tyramine.

Pereskia corrugata -

Contains: tyramine, mescaline (.0005%), 3-4-dimethoxytyramine, 3-methoxytyramine.

Native to Northwestern Mexico.

Pereskia cubensis -

Contains: tyramine.

Pereskia godseffiana -

Contains: tyramine.

Pereskia grandiflora -

Contains: tyramine, 3-methoxytyramine, B-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenethylamine.

Pereskia guamacho -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Pereskia pititache -

Contains: tyramine, phenethylamine.

Pereskia tampicana -

Contains: tyramine, mescaline (.001%), phenethylamine, 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine, B-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenethylamine.

Native to Tampico, Mexico.

Pereskiopsis

Pereskiopsis chapistle -Contains: phenethylamine, B-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenethylamine, tyramine, 3-methoxytyramine.

Pereskiopsis scandens -

Native from the Yucatan region of Mexico to Guatemala. 11 known species of this genus. This is another, unusual leaf bearing Cactus.

Contains: mescaline (.0002%), tyramine, 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine.

Phyllocactus

Phyllocactus hybidus -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Phyllocactus scanden -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Phyllocactus gounelli -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Pilosocereus

Pilosocereus chrysacanthus -

Contains: N-methyl-3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine.

Pilosocereus guerreronis -

Contains: O-methylcorypalline, N-methyl-3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine, N,N-dimethyl-3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine.

Pilosocereus maxonii -

Contains: 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine, N-methyl-3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine (.01%), tyramine, N-methyltyramine, 3-methoxy-N-methyltyramine, N,N-dimethyl-3-methoxytyramine.

Polaskia

Polaskia chende -

Contains: mescaline (.01%), 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine (.01%), 4-hydroxy-3-5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (.01%).

Pseudolobivia

Pseudolobivia kermisina -

Contains: tyramine (.0002%), 3-4-dimethoxyphenetylamine.

Pterocereus

Pterocereus foetidus -

Contains: 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine (.0001%), 4-hydroxy-3-5-dimethoxyphenenthylamine.

Pterocereus gaumeri -

Contains: mescaline, 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine (.01%), pterocereine, deglucopterocereine, 4-hydroxy-3-5-dimethoxyphenenthylamine (.01%), N-oxidedeglucopterocereine.

Rebutia

Rebutia marsoneri -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Rhipsalis

Rhipsalis baccifera -

Rhipsalis cassytha -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

Rhipsalis warmingiana -

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.