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General Plant Info
Acacia cornigera or Vachellia cornigera, commonly known as Bullhorn Acacia (family Fabaceae), is a swollen-thorn tree native to Mexico and Central America. The common name of "bullhorn" refers to the enlarged, hollowed-out, swollen thorns (technically called stipular spines) that occur in pairs at the base of leaves, and resemble the horns of a steer. In Yucatán (one region where the bullhorn acacia thrives) it is called "subín", in Panamá the locals call them "cachito" (little horn). The tree grows to a height of Template:Convert.
Geographic distribution
Identification
Alkaloid content
May be psychoactive, as the root is used as an aphrodisiac, and may have been added to the Central American balché beverage.[1] Claims of tryptamines in this species[2] might be speculation. Research needed.
Extraction
Other uses
The thorns of V. cornigera, are often strung into unusual necklaces and belts. In El Salvador the horn-shaped thorns provide the legs for small ballerina seed dolls which are worn as decorative pins.
Cultivation
Suppliers
Links
Reference
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