Havardia albicans

Havardia albicans
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Havardia
Species:	H. albicans
Binomial name
Havardia albicans (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Range of Havardia albicans
Synonyms
See text

Havardia albicans is a perennial tree which grows to 5 m 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].

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. ^ ^{a b} ILDIS (2005)
2. ^ Rätsch (2004)

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 3855025703

External links

• Havardia albicans Branch with Blossoms www.fieldmuseum.org
• Havardia albicans Branch with Seed Pod www.fieldmuseum.org
• The New York Botanical Garden