ON THIS PLANT
Quararibea funebris (flor de cacao, cacahuaxochitl, funeral tree, rosita de cacao; 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.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Quararibea
- Family
- Malvaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Rosito de Cacao
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