Acacia simplex
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Acacia simplex, leaves.jpg
|genus = Acacia
|species = simplex
|status = LC
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|authority = (Sparrm.) Pedley[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&genus~Mimosa&species~s%25m%25p* ILDIS LegumeWeb]
|synonyms = * Acacia laurifolia A.Gray
}}
Acacia simplex is a perennial climbing tree native to islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean as far east as Savai{{okina}}i. It is also found in Argentina. This tree grows up to 12 m in height.[http://mulga.yage.net/acacia/ Australian and Extra-Australian Acacia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401222429/http://mulga.yage.net/acacia/ |date=2009-04-01 }}
There is no common English name, but it is called tatakia in Fiji, tatagia in Samoa, tātāngia in Tonga and Martaoui in New-Caledonia
Uses
The tree is used as a toxin in fishing. It incapacitates the fish, but it is apparently not harmful to people.[http://www.fao.org/docrep/u2440e/u2440e05.htm FAO]
Phytochemicals
=Bark=
- N-methyltryptamine{{Cite web |url=http://users.lycaeum.org/~mulga/acacia/simphy.html |title=Phytochemical Studies of Acacia Simplicifolia (Acacia simplex) |access-date=2007-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154727/http://users.lycaeum.org/~mulga/acacia/simphy.html |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead }}
- N,N-dimethyltryptamine
- 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline
=Leafy stems=
- N-methyltryptamine
- N,N-dimethyltryptamine
- 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline
- N,N-formylmethyltryptamine
- Traces of another unidentified alkaloid