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Plant List only for person: Cocom, Heriberto/Masewal: 107 entries, updated 2010-07-02 01:19:28 GMT

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Family	Scientific name	Habitat	Uses	Origin	Local Name
					English	Spanish	Mayan	Creole

FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Acacia cornigera	shrub, tree	Med, Food	N	bullhorn acacia, ant thorn	pico de gurrion, cuerno de vaca	liscanal, zubin, huascanal	black cockspur
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Acosmium panamense	tree	Med, Cnst	N	billy webb
POLYPODIOPHYTA: ADIANTACEAE	Adiantum tenerum	fern	Med	N	maidenhair fern, black stick	helecho, espuma, palo negro	ok-pick-ek-chi-chan, roc-che-cwan
RUBIACEAE	Alseis yucatanensis	tree	Cnst	N	wild mammee, wild mamey	tabaquillo, mammee silvestre	cacao-che, ison, zon, haas'che, ts'om
BROMELIACEAE	Ananas comosus	shrub, tree	Food	I	pineapple	piÒa
ANNONACEAE	Annona reticulata	tree	Med, Prd, Cnst, Fibr, Food, Dye, Pois, Tan	N	custard apple, annona, wild custard apple	anona blanca, annona colorado, annona del monte	oop, tsulipox
ARACEAE	Anthurium slechtendahlii	herb, epiphyte	Med	N	pheasant's tail	cola de faisan	tye-pÈ, xiv-tun-ich, xiv-yak-tun-ich
ACANTHACEAE	Aphelandra scabra	shrub	Med, Orn	N	indian head, red anal, red head indian	anal grande, cabeza de indio, pito	anal, anal-chae, chacanal
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE	Aristolochia maxima	liana	Food, Med	N	contribo, contribu, duck flower	guaco
APOCYNACEAE	Aspidosperma cruentum	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	milady, my lady, red malady	malerio, chichique
ARECACEAE	Astrocaryum mexicanum	palm, spiny	Food, Cnst, Prd	N	cohun palm, supa	lancetilla, pacaya, cocoyol	tuk-'u, ak-té, ak-t, chapay, g¸iscoyol	warree cohun, warri cohyne
ARECACEAE	Attalea cohune	palm	Med, Food, Oil, Fuel, Bev, Cnst, Prd	N	cohune	corozo	tutz, manaca	cocando boy, chunciey
FABACEAE: Caesalpinioideae	Bauhinia divaricata	shrub	Fibr, Med	N	cowfoot, cow hoof	pata de vaca	tsulubtok
BORAGINACEAE	Bourreria oxyphylla	tree	Food, Prd, Med	N	wild craboo, laurel night bloom	roble blanco, laurel, lima del monte	chi-che, cacuche, sac-pa, sac-bay-eck, ter-ech-mas
MORACEAE	Brosimum alicastrum	tree	Food, Forg, Med, Cnst	N	breadnut, female ramon	capomo, copomo, macica, ramón, ramón blanco, ramón	masicaran, ox, ujushte
MORACEAE	Brosimum guianense	tree	Cnst, Food	N	wild breadnut, bastard breadnut, mountain breadnut	cimarron, masico
COMBRETACEAE	Bucida buceras	tree	Prd, Tan, Med, Cnst	N	bullet tree	cacho de toro	pucte, puk-te	bully tree
BURSERACEAE	Bursera simaruba	tree	Med, Bev, Csnt, Prd, Fuel, Ritl, Orn, Pois	N	gumbolimbo, birch, red gumbolimbo, white gumbolim	gumbolimbo blanco, indio desnudo, indio peludo, pa	ca-c-ch, ca-cah, cha-c, chacah, cha-ca, cha-cah, h	tourist tree
MALPIGHIACEAE	Byrsonima crassifolia	shrub, tree	Food, Med, Cnst, Fuel, Bev, Prd, Dye, Tan, Forg, P	n	craboo, sour craboo, wild craboo	nance, nanci, nonce,	ch·, chÌ, sacpan, zacpan	craboo, crabu, crapoo, grabon
CAESALPINIACEAE	Caesalpinia pulcherrima	shrub or small tree	Med, Food	N	bird of paradise
CLUSIACEAE	Calophyllum brasiliense	tree	Cnst, Med, Ltx	I	santa maria	pito sico
FABACEAE: Caesalpinioideae	Cassia grandis	tree	Med, Food, Bev, Orn, Fuel, Prd	N	stinky toe, stinking toe, beef-feed	carao	bookut, bukut, bokut
APOCYNACEAE	Catharanthus roseus	herb	Orn	I	periwinkle
BOMBACACEAE	Ceiba pentandra	tree	Ritl, Prd, Food, Med, Fibr	N	cotton tree	ceiba	kapok, yaxchÈ, inup
ARECACEAE	Chamaeodora pinnatifrons	palm	Food, Prd, Pois	N	monkey-tail	pacaya	chib, chem-chem, xate, xal-a-cam
SAPOTACEAE	Chrysophyllum mexicanum	shrub, tree	Med, Food, Ltx, Cnst, Forg	N	wild star apple	caimito	zikay·, chiceh	damsel
RUTACEAE	Citrus aurantifolia	tree	Food, Med, Bev, Spc, Dye, Oil, Pois	I	sweet lime, lemon, lime
RUTACEAE	Citrus limon	tree	Food, Med	I	sour lime, lemon	limon
COSTACEAE	Costus pulverulentus	herb	Med, Forg, Food, Cnst	U	spiral ginger, wild ginger	caÍo de cristo, caÒa de cristo	ch'uun
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Crotalaria cajanifolia	herb, shrub, small tree	Ritl, Spc, Food	N			tzib-che
EUPHORBIACEAE	Croton niveus	shrub, tree	Med, Spc, Bev, Fuel	N	uvitas
ARECACEAE	Crysophila stauracantha	palm, spiny	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	silver thatch	escoba	kuun, akuum, mis	give-and-take
SAPINDACEAE	Cupania belizensis	shrub, tree	Fuel, Med, Food, Prd, Cnst	N	grande betty, red copal	copal colorado, palo de carbon	chac pom
POACEAE/GRAMINAE	Cymbopogon citratus	grass	Med, Bev	^	lemon grass	zacate de limon		fever grass
ARALIACEAE	Dendropanax arboreus	tree	Food, Prd, Orn, Forg, Fuel, Med	N	lion's hand, mountain blossom berries, potatowood,	mano de león	sac-chacah, tzíub
ARECACEAE	Desmoncus orthacanthos	palm, spiny, climbing	Food, Pois, Fibr	N	basket tie-tie, basket to tie, basket whist, baske	ballal	bayal, bayl	cocoboy, coconoboy
DIOSCOREACEAE	Dioscorea bartlettii	vine	Food, Med, Dye, Pois	N	red china root, red cocolmecca, white cocolmecca,	cocolmeca blanca, cocolmeca roja, ogaje	ya-ya-chi
DIOSCOREACEAE	Dioscorea sp.	vine		*	wild yam
ORCHIDACEAE	Encyclia cochleata	herb, epiphyte	Orn	N	black orchid
MYRTACEAE	Eugenia uniflora	shrub, small tree	Food, Orn	I	suriname cherry	pitanga
STERCULIACEAE	Guazuma ulmifolia	shrub, tree	Med, Prd, Food, Fog, Fuel, Bev, Fibr, Spc, Cnst, P	N	bay cedar, bastard cedar, box cedar	caulote, tapaculo, gu·cimo	pixoy
RUBIACEAE	Hamelia patens	shrub, small tree	Food, Med, Orn, Prd, Bev, Tan	N	red pollyhead, polly red head, red head, scarlet	sanalo-todo, arbusto de color escarlata, indios	ixcanan, axcanan, canaan, chactoc, x-kanan, klaush
CHRYSOBALANACEAE	Hirtella racemosa	shrub	Food	N	blossom berry, wild pigeon plum	grenada, palo de escoba, hoja de sapo	ch'ilimis, uyamche
LAMIACEAE	Hyptis verticillata	subshrub, shrub	Med, Prd	N	john charles, john charles weed	San Martin, hoja de martin, oja martin, yerba mate	shkot-k'wai
CONVOLVULACEAE	Ipomoea meyeri	vine	Med	N	wild carrot palm	camotillo
EUPHORBIACEAE	Jatropha guameri	shrub, tree	Med, Prd	N	hazel nut, wild physic nut	piñon	chipche, pomolche
CHRYSOBALANACEAE	Licania platypus	tree	Food, Forg	N	monkey apple		succotz, sunco, urraco
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Lonchocarpus castilloi	tree	Cnst, Med	N	black cabbage bark, cabbage bark		manchich
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Lonchocarpus sp.	tree	Cnst, Fuel	N	cabbage bark, dogwood, turtle-bone
ANNONACEAE	Malmea depressa	shrub or tree	Food, Med, Cnst, Prd	N	wild coffee, che-che, chief of herbs, lancewood, m	sufrekaya, sufricaya,	elemuil, eremuel, eremuilitz-imul, x-ele-muy
SAPOTACEAE	Manilkara zapota	tree	Food, Gum, Med, Ltx, Cnst	N	red sapodilla, sapodilla	chico zapote, sapote, zapote, zapotillo, zapote b	ya	chicle, chicle tree
LAMIACEAE	Mentha piperita	herb	Spc, Bev	I	mint
ANACARDIACEAE	Metopium brownei	shrub or tree with irritating sap	Prd, Pois, Cnst, Med, Forg	N	black poison wood, Honduras walnut	chechem negro	chechem, che-chen	black ponwood
MUSACEAE	Musa 4	tree	Food	I	apple banana, guineo manzana
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Myroxylon balsamum	tree	Med, Prd, Fuel, Spc, Pois, Oil, Bev, Ritl	N	balsam, balsam seed	balsamo	na-ba	billy weed
LAURACEAE	Nectandra hihua	tree	Med, Cnst	N	laurel, sweet wood	laurel		wild pear
ASTERACEAE	Neurolaena lobata	herb, shrub	Med, Prd	N	jackass bitters	trespuntas, mano de lagarto	kayabim, an-mank, k'an-mank
LAMIACEAE	Ocimum campechianum	herb	Food, Med, Ritl, Bev, Spc	I	basil, wild basil	albahaca, albahaca silvestre, aguacatillo	b'enk, cal-cal-tun, ish-bnk, ratz-um-can n, t'eb
CACTACEAE	Opuntia cochenillifera	shrub	Orn	N	cactus	nopal		scogeneel
CAESALPINIACEAE	Pachrhizus erosus	vine	Food, Pois	N	jicama, yama bean	jicama, frijolio		yama bean
ARACEAE	Philodendron	herb		N
MYRTACEAE	Pimenta dioica	tree	Med, Food, Bev, Spc, Oil	N	allspice	pimienta, pimienta gorda, pimenta, pimenta gorda	naba-cuc
PIPERACEAE	Piper (psilorhachis?)	shrub, tree	Med	N	spanish elder	cordoncillo
PIPERACEAE	Piper jacquemontianum	shrub, tree		U	spanish elder	cordoncillo
PIPERACEAE	Piper marginatum	herb		N	spanish elder	cordoncillo
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Piscidia piscipula	tree, shrub	Med, Prd, Cnst, Fuel, Pois	N	dogwood, white wormwood, may bush	habim, jabin, palo de gusano	tiaxib
SAPOTACEAE	Pouteria campechiana	tree	Food, Prd, Med, Forg, Ltx	N	mammee cirila	sapotillo rojo	canistel, canizté, zac-xa-nal
UNKNOWNS 30	Protea nitida?	tree	Prd		wagon tree	palo de carreta, limoncillo	xok-mal
BURSERACEAE	Protium copal	tree	Resn, Ritl, Med, Pois, Orn, Prd	N	copal		copal che, pom, pomte
MYRTACEAE	Psidium guajava	shrub, tree	Food, Med, Prd, Fuel, Tan, Bev	N	guava	guajava, guayaba	coloc, heliche, pata, pat, pa-taíh, piche, pichi,
UNKNOWNS 25	Psilocybe spp.?	fungus	Food, Med		mushroom-various
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Pterocarpus rohriii	tree		N	bloodtree, mountain kaway, dog's blood	palo de sangre, sangre de chuco
EUPHORBIACEAE	Pyllanthus liebmannianus	herb, subshrub	Med	N	baby's tears	yerba de ojo	chin-chin-pol
COMMELINACEAE	Rhoeo spathaceae/discolor	herb	Orn	U	boat lily, moses in the cradle	maguey morado
ARECACEAE	Sabal mauritiiformis (morrisiana)	palm	Cnst, Food	N	bay leaf, sabal, bay leaf palm, bayleaf palm	botan, guano, guanu	sha-an
AGAVACEAE	Sansevieria trifasciata	shrub	Med, Orn	I	snake plant, golden Hahnii			mother-in-law tongue
SAPINDACEAE	Sapindus saponaria	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd, Pois, Oil, Ritl	N	soap seed, soap berry, soap tree, mountain cherry	jaboncillo	guiril, jabon che, zubul
POLYGALACEAE	Securidaca sylvestris	liana	Orn, Pois, Med	U	man vine	behuco de hombre, behuco verde, ginuello	c'halam-pim
RUBIACEAE	Simira salvadorensis	tree	Prd, Cnst, Fuel	N	red-wood, high ridge redwood	palo colorado, puntero	sac te m'ooch	john crow redwood
SOLANACEAE	Solanum torvum	shrub	Food, Med	N	nightshade	susumba, hoja del plato	pach'l, p'al
ANACARDIACEAE	Spondias radlkoferi	tree	Med, Cnst, Food	N	hogplum, wild plum	ciruela amarilla, jobo, jocote jobo	rum-p'ok, kinim, kanabal, puk, hu-hu
ANACARDIACEAE	Spondias sp.	tree	Food, Orn, Cnst, Bev, Med, Prd	*	hogplum	ciruela amarilla, jobo, jocote jobo	kinim, kanabal, puk
VERBENACEAE	Stachytarpheta cayennensis	herb	Med, Bev	N	blue vervain, vervain, wild verbena	verbena	cot-a-cam, camacolal, xtyay-ach-bak-shel
LOGANIACEAE	Strychnos brachistantha(panamensis?)	liana, shrub, often armed	Med, Food	N		chicoloro
MELIACEAE	Swietenia macrophylla	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	broken ridge mahogany, mahogany	caoba	chacaltÈ, punab, sutz'uch
BIGNONIACEAE	Tabebuia rosea	tree	Cnst, Med	N	mayflower, may bush	maculiz	hokab, shna'-corts
APOCYNACEAE	Tabernaemontana alba	shrub, tree	Med, Prd, Gum	N		cojeton, cojon de perro, cojoton, huevo de chucho	chakilikin, ton-cha, ton-chi, ton-samin, ton-sami	dog balls
SAPINDACEAE	Talisia oliviformis	tree	Prd, Forg, Food	N	kinep	guaya	wayah, uayum	kinep
VERBENACEAE	Tectona grandis	tree	Cnst	I	teak
STERCULIACEAE	Theobroma cacao	tree, cultivated	Food, Bev, Spc, Oil, Prd	n	cacao, chocolate tree
COMMELINACEAE	Tradescantia spathaceae	herb	Med, Orn, Pois, Prd, Dye	N	Moses in the boat	maguey sylvestre	chatsum
COMMELINACEAE	Tradescantia zebrina	herb	Orn	N	club moss, moses in the cradle
MELIACEAE	Trichilia havanensis	tree, shrub	Med, Pois, Prd, Cnst, Oil, Ritl	N	spoon tree, bastard lime	limoncillo, palo de cuchara	cot
MELIACEAE	Trichilia hirta	shrub, tree	Cnst, Med, Prd, Pois, Oil	N	red cedar	palo de son, sombra de carneiro		son
UNKNOWNS 28	UNKNOWNS 28	tree	Med, Cnst		black wormwood	jabin negro
UNKNOWNS 29	UNKNOWNS 29	tree	Cnst		nail tree	palo de clavo
UNKNOWNS 31	UNKNOWNS 31	vine	Cnst		square vine	bejuco quadrado
UNKNOWNS 32	UNKNOWNS 32	shrub	Orn, Med		coral grass
UNKNOWNS 33	UNKNOWNS 33	tree				pata de mino
UNKNOWNS 4	UNKNOWNS 4	shrub	Med		skunk root
URTICACEAE	Urera baccifera	shrub	Med, Prd	N	cow-itch	ortiga	laal
ORCHIDACEAE	Vanilla planifolia	herb, epiphyte	Spc, Med	N	vanilla	vainilla
ASTERACEAE	Viguiera dentata	herb	Med, Food, Forg	N			tah
VERBENACEAE	Vitex gaumeri	tree	Prd, Med, Fuel, Forg, Cnst	N	blue blossom, fiddlewood, monkey fiddle, dogwood	flor azul, arbol murcielago	yaxnik, sak-u-sol, yax nik ux pe	walking lady
VITACEAE	Vitis tiliifolia	liana	Food, Med, Prd, Bev	N	water vine, wild grape, wild grape vine	bejuco de uva, bejuco de agua	ha-ix-ak, su-sË	water tie-tie, water-wise
ASTERACEAE	Wedelia acapulcensis	herb	Med	N		orosus
FLACOURTIACEAE	Zuelania guidonia	shrub, tree	Fuel, Med, Food, Forg, Resn, Prd, Cnst	N	drunken bayman wood, water wood, umbrella	paragua, moroco	chu-ya-ak, tamay, tamai

Key to plant origins: N - Native, I - Introduced, n - Naturalized, U - unknown, E - Endemic, * - Native/Introduced, ^ - Unknown/Naturalized.

Pictures come from our own archives as well as the following sources:
Atran, S., X. Lois, and E. U. Ek. 2004 Plants of the Peten Itza Maya. Vol 38. Ann Arbor: Regents of the University of Michigan.
www.nybg.org/bsci/belize
hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/list_all_families.html
www.rain-tree.com/Plant-Images
www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery/gallery_query.htm - Digital Flora of Texas (DFT)