Quararibea funebris

Quararibea funebris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Quararibea
Species: Q. funebris
Binomial name
Quararibea funebris
(La Llave) Pittier

Quararibea funebris (Flor de cacao, Cacahuaxochitl, Funeral Tree, Rosita de cacao; syn. Lexarza funebris La Llave) 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]

References

  1. BBC - Earth News - Sacred plants of the Maya forest

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