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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.

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).

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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