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Calliandra houstoniana

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Species of legume

Calliandra houstoniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Calliandra
Species: C. houstoniana
Binomial name
Calliandra houstoniana
(Mill.)Standl.
Synonyms
  • Acacia houstoni (L'Her.) Willd.
  • Acacia metrosideriflora Schltdl.
  • Acacia metrosiderifolia Schltdl.
  • Anneslia alamosensis Britton & Rose
  • Anneslia etzatlana Britton & Rose
  • Anneslia falcifolia Salisb.
  • Anneslia houstoniana (Mill.) Britton & Rose
  • Anneslia lucens Britton
  • Anneslia lucens Britton & Rose
  • Calliandra houstonii (L'Her.) Benth.
  • Calliandra lucens (Britton) Standl.
  • Calliandra metrosideriflora Benth.
  • Calliandra metrosiderifolia Benth.
  • Mimosa houstoni L'Her.
  • Mimosa houstoniana Mill.
  • Mimosa houstonii L'Her.
  • Mimosa houstonii L'Hér.

Calliandra houstoniana is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.

Medicinal use

The Aztecs called this plant the Tlacoxiloxochitl, and used it to aid in coughs. From An Aztec Herbal: "If one is troubled by a cough, let him forthwith sip the boiled liquor of the tlaco-xilo-xochitl root skinned and ground up in water; using a part of this, with honey, to anoint the throat. If he spits blood also, let him take the same liquor as a drink before meals. It would help if he gnawed and chewed some of the said root, with honey. The root of the herb called tzopelica-cococ, ground in tepid water is also of value for one with a cough; let him either drink the liquor or gnaw the root."

References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 June 2016
  2. Cruz, Martín de la; Gates, William (2000). An Aztec herbal: the classic codex of 1552. Mineola, N.Y: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-41130-9.
  3. "An Aztec Herbal". The Lancet. 236 (6110): 427–428. 1940-10-05. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(00)98533-7. ISSN 0140-6736.
Taxon identifiers
Calliandra houstoniana
Mimosa houstoniana
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