Diplopterys cabrerana, known in the Quechua languages as chaliponga or chagropanga, is a vine from the Malpighiaceae family. This tropical vine is found exclusively in the Amazon basin (Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia). The plant has opposite, oblong-oval leaves and rarely develops flowers, especially not in cultivation.
Diplopterys cabrerana, also known as chaliponga or chagropanga, is a tropical vine from the Malpighiaceae family — the same family as Banisteriopsis caapi. The plant grows exclusively in the Amazon basin and contains DMT, 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenine in its leaves. Read our ethnobotany guide for more background information.
Chaliponga (Diplopterys cabrerana) is a vine from the Malpighiaceae, while chacruna (Psychotria viridis) is a shrub from the Rubiaceae (coffee plant family). The key difference lies in the alkaloid profile: chaliponga contains DMT, 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenine, whereas chacruna primarily contains DMT and NMT.
