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Comprehensive Description ( anglais )

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Havardia albicans (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Acacia albicans Kunth, Mim. 87. 1821.
Pithecolobium albicans Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. 30: 592. 1875.
Feuilleea albicans Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 187. 1891.
A tree, the twigs terete and puberulent when young, the stipular spines, when present, short and stout. Petiole and rachis puberulent, the petiole bearing a large, sessile gland; pinnae 6-9; leaflets 18-32 pairs, oblong, 3-10 mm. long, glabrous above, paler and puberulent beneath, the midvein somewhat excentric; inflorescence paniculate, puberulent; calyx 1.5 mm. long, puberulent; corolla 3 mm. long; stamens about 7 mm. long, the tube short; legume oblong, 10 cm. long, 2-2.5 cm. broad, rounded at apex, sometimes apiculate, more or less cuneate at base.
Type locality: Campeche. Distribution: Campeche and Yucatan.

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citation bibliographique: Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY

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Havardia albicans ( anglais )

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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]

Acacia albicans Kunth
Albizia lundellii Standl.
Albizia rubiginosa Standl.
Feuilleea albicans (Kunth) Kuntze
Pithecellobium albicans (Kunth) Benth.
Pithecolobium albicans (Kunth) Benth. (lapsus)

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ILDIS (2005)
^ Rätsch (2004)
^ https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/archaeologists-are-unlocking-the-secrets-of-maya-lime-plasters-and-mortars/

References

International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Havardia albicans. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.
Rätsch, Christian (2004): Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen, Botanik, Ethnopharmakologie und Anwendungen (7th ed.). AT Verlag. ISBN 3-85502-570-3

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Havardia albicans: Brief Summary ( anglais )

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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. It is reputed to be psychoactive. Its sap can be boiled and added to plaster to make waterproof stucco, and this may explain the longevity of Mayan plaster.

Junior synonyms are:

Acacia albicans Kunth Albizia lundellii Standl. Albizia rubiginosa Standl. Feuilleea albicans (Kunth) Kuntze Pithecellobium albicans (Kunth) Benth. Pithecolobium albicans (Kunth) Benth. (lapsus)

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