''Havardia albicans'' is a perennial tree of the family
that grows to 5 meters tall. It is native to
Mexico
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, the
Caribbean
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and
Central America
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, 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 synonym
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...
s are:
* ''Acacia albicans''
Kunth
* ''Albizia lundellii''
Standl.
Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants.
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Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...
* ''Albizia rubiginosa''
Standl.
* ''Feuilleea albicans''
(Kunth) Kuntze Kuntze is a surname of German origin. People with that name include:
* Carl Kuntze (1922-2006), Dutch rower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
* Edward J. Kuntze (1826-1870), Prussian-born American sculptor
* Otto Kuntze (1843-1907), German ...
* ''Pithecellobium albicans''
(Kunth) Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* ''Pithecolobium albicans''
(Kunth) Benth. (''
lapsus
In philology, a lapsus (Latin for "lapse, slip, error") is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking.
Investigations
In 1895 an investigation into verbal slips was undertaken by a philologist and a psychologist, Rudolf Meringer and K ...
'')
Footnotes
References
* (2005)
''Havardia albicans'' Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.
* (2004): ''Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen, Botanik, Ethnopharmakologie und Anwendungen'' (7th ed.). AT Verlag.
External links
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''Havardia albicans'' Branch with Blossoms www.fieldmuseum.org''Havardia albicans'' Branch with Seed Pod www.fieldmuseum.orgThe New York Botanical Garden
albicans
Trees of Mexico
Trees of Belize
Entheogens
Trees of Guatemala
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