Marula

This tree, a relative of the cashew (Anacardium

occidentale 1.), can grow as tall as 18 meters. It

supposedly is or was consumed in South Africa for

its inebriating properties (Lewin 1980 [orig. pub.

1929], 297*). It is possible that marula was the

kanna plant or one of the plants known as kanna

(Schultes and Farnsworth 1982, 174*). The closely

related species Sclerocarya schweinfurthiana Schinz.

has also been characterized as psychoactive (Lewin

1980, 297*; Schultes and Farnsworth 1982, 187*).

Constituents are unknown (Emboden 1979, 191*).