Acacia cornigera - Revision history

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+May be psychoactive, as the root is used as an aphrodisiac, and may have been added to the Central American [[balché]] beverage.<ref name="Rätsch" /> Claims of tryptamines in this species<ref name="fachforum">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080626102405/http://www.naturheilpraxis.de/exclusiv/nh-online/2005/nhp05/a_nh-ff02.html Naturheilpraxis Fachforum (German)] {{dead link|date=March 2011}}</ref> might be speculation. Research needed.
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-'''''Vachellia cornigera''''', commonly known as '''Bullhorn Acacia''' ([[family (biology)|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 {{convert|10|m|ft}}.
+'''''Acacia cornigera''''' or '''''Vachellia cornigera''''', commonly known as '''Bullhorn Acacia''' ([[family (biology)|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 {{convert|10|m|ft}}.
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+*[http://www.ambergriscaye.com/fieldguide/bzplants.html Vegetation of Belize]
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+The [[Spine (botany)|thorn]]s 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.
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-[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Acacia-cornigera-range-map.png/220px-Acacia-cornigera-range-map.png]]
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-* Psychoactive,[8] Tryptamines[27]
+* Presence of DMT in bark indicated but details lacking, needs confirmation (Ratsch 1998 ref. Trout's Notes)
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