Bernoullia flammea is a tree species found from southern Mexico through Central America. Example occurrences are in the Jalisco Dry Forests of Mexico and the Peten region of Guatemala, where in the latter location it may attain a height of 40 meters.
With a common name amapola blanca, or white opium tree, the species exhibits a whitish bark and fire-red flowers; moreover, its fruits are filled with winged seeds that are similar in form to those of both Banisteriopsis caapi and maple trees. The plant's seeds are smoked by the Guatemalan people living in the area around the Mayan ruins of ancient Tikal, and the effects are reported to have a powerful, opium-like effect.
