Thouinia paucidentata
Thouinia paucidentata is a plant found mainly in Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo states in southern Mexico. Known by the Mayan name K’ anchunup it is used with medicinal actions by local physicians. Spanish names include hueso de tigre (tiger bone) and madera dura (hard wood).
| Thouinia paucidentata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Thouinia |
| Species: | T. paucidentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Thouinia paucidentata Radlk. ex Millsp. | |
References
ITESCHAM (Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Champotón) [1]
- Translated by Livio III Ceballos García, all credits goes to the quoted websites http://www.mielkanan.com/en/our-honey/ http://www.cicy.mx/Documentos/CICY/Sitios/Biodiversidad/pdfs/Cap7/06%20Plantas%20meliferas%20_melisopalinologia.pdf http://www.cicy.mx/sitios/flora%20digital/ficha_virtual.php?especie=2135 http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss2/art2/table2.html
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