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==Description and names== {{More citations needed|section|date=April 2016}} Known to natives of north and central [[Mexico]] by its [[Nahuatl]] name, coaxihuitl and by the south eastern natives as '''xtabentún''' (in [[Yucatec Maya language|Mayan]]), it is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] climbing [[vine]] with white flowers, often grown as an [[ornamental plant]]. Its flowers secrete copious amount of nectar, and the [[honey]] that bees make from it is very clear and aromatic. It also grows in [[Cuba]], where it usually blooms from early December to February. It is considered one of the main honey plants of the island. This plant is often used for purposes other than recreation, as natives of Mexico consider the flour produced from its seeds (distinguished as ''ololiuhqui'' ("round things")) a tool for divination and communion with spirits. Because of the widespread use among native tribes, Colonial rules initially feared ''ololiuhqui'' and banned it introducing harsh punishments for users.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Schultes|first=R.E.|title=A CONTRIBUTION TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF RIVEA CORYMBOSA THE NARCOTIC OLOLIUQUI OF THE AZTECS.|publisher=Botanical Museum of Harvard University|year=2014}}</ref>
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