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.Rätsch (2004) Its sap can be boiled and added to plaster to make waterproof stucco, and this may explain the longevity of Mayan plaster.
Junior synonyms are: Acacia albicans Kunth Albizia lundellii Standl. Albizia rubiginosa Standl. Feuilleea albicans (Kunth) 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 Anwendungen (7th ed.). AT Verlag.
External links
Havardia albicans Branch with Blossoms www.fieldmuseum.org Havardia albicans Branch with Seed Pod www.fieldmuseum.org The New York Botanical Garden