Calliandra houstoniana

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

Calliandra houstoniana
Scientific 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
Synonyms[1]
  • Acacia houstoni (L'Her.) Willd.
  • Acacia metrosideriflora Schltdl.
  • Acacia metrosiderifolia Schltdl. [Spelling variant]
  • 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. [Spelling variant]
  • Mimosa houstoni L'Her.
  • Mimosa houstoniana Mill.
  • Mimosa houstonii L'Her. [Spelling variant]
  • Mimosa houstonii L'Hér.

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."[2][3]

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.
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