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Albizia Rubiginosa
''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.ILDIS (2005) 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.https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/archaeologists-are-unlocking-the-secrets-of-maya-lime-plasters-and-mortars/ Junior synonyms are: * ''Acacia albicans'' Kunth * ''Albizia lundellii'' Standl. * ''Albizia rubiginosa'' Standl. * ''Feuilleea albicans'' (Kunth) Otto Kuntze, Kuntze * ''Pithecellobium albicans'' (Kunth) Benth. * ''Pithecolobium albicans'' (Kunth) Benth. (''lapsus'') Footnotes References * (2005)''Havardia albicans'' Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30. * (2004): ''Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen, Botanik, Ethnopharmakologie und Anwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunth
Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850), also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth, was a German botanist. He is known for being one of the first to study and categorise plants from the American continents, publishing ''Nova genera et species plantarum quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt Bonpland et Humboldt'' (7 vols., Paris, 1815–1825). Born in Leipzig, Kunth became a merchant's clerk in Berlin in 1806. After meeting Alexander von Humboldt, who helped him attend lectures at the University of Berlin, Kunth became interested in botany. Kunth worked as Humboldt's assistant in Paris from 1813 to 1819. He classified plants that had been collected by Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland during their journey through the Americas. When Kunth returned to Berlin in 1820, he became Professor of Botany at the University of Berlin, as well as the Vice President of the Berlin botanical garden. In 1829, he was elected membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |