''Quararibea funebris'' (''flor de cacao'', ''cacahuaxochitl'', funeral tree, ''rosita de cacao''; syn. ''Lexarza funebris'') is a tree native to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. This plant is used as a

medicinal plant Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including Plant defense against her ...

, and also as one of the essential ingredients in the traditional chocolate-maize drink known as ''

tejate Tejate is a non-alcoholic maize and cacao beverage traditionally made in Oaxaca, Mexico, originating from pre-Hispanic times. It remains very popular among the indigenous Mixtec and Zapotec peoples, especially in rural areas. It is also very p ...

.'' It is also depicted on

Maya Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a populat ...

drinking vessels used for cacao.BBC - Earth News - Sacred plants of the Maya forest
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