Havardia albicans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Havardia |
Species: | H. albicans
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Binomial name | |
Havardia albicans | |
Range of Havardia albicans | |
Synonyms | |
See text |
Havardia albicans is a perennial tree of the family Fabaceae that grows to 5 meters tall. It is native to Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, in regions around the Yucatan Peninsula. Common names for it include chucum and cuisache. [1] It is reputed to be psychoactive. [2] Its sap can be boiled and added to plaster to make waterproof stucco, and this may explain the longevity of Mayan plaster. [3]
Junior synonyms are: [1]
Havardia albicans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Havardia |
Species: | H. albicans
|
Binomial name | |
Havardia albicans | |
Range of Havardia albicans | |
Synonyms | |
See text |
Havardia albicans is a perennial tree of the family Fabaceae that grows to 5 meters tall. It is native to Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, in regions around the Yucatan Peninsula. Common names for it include chucum and cuisache. [1] It is reputed to be psychoactive. [2] Its sap can be boiled and added to plaster to make waterproof stucco, and this may explain the longevity of Mayan plaster. [3]
Junior synonyms are: [1]