Quararibea funebris
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Quararibea funebris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Quararibea |
Species: | Q. funebris
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Binomial name | |
Quararibea funebris |
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Quararibea funebris (flor de cacao, flor de tejate, cacahuaxochitl, funeral tree, rosita de cacao, tejate; syn. Lexarza funebris) is a tree native to Mexico. This plant is used as a medicinal plant, and also as one of the essential ingredients in the traditional chocolate-maize drink known as tejate. It is also depicted on Maya drinking vessels used for cacao.[1]
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