Havardia albicans

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]

Havardia albicans
Scientific classification Edit this 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
(Kunth) Britton & Rose
Range of Havardia albicans
Synonyms

See text

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
  1. ILDIS (2005)
  2. Rätsch (2004)
  3. 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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