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Plant List only for person: Kanan K'ax: Santa Familia Primary School Garden: 77 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
RUBIACEAE	Alseis yucatanensis	tree	Cnst	N	wild mammee, wild mamey	tabaquillo, mammee silvestre	cacao-che, ison, zon, haas'che, ts'om
AMARANTHACEAE	Amaranthus caudatus	herb	Spc, Med, Food	N	amaranth, pigweed		kiltosh	pison calaloo
AMARANTHACEAE	Amaranthus dubius	herb	Spc, Med, Food	N	amaranth, pigweed		kiltosh	pison calaloo
ARACEAE	Anthurium slechtendahlii	herb, epiphyte	Med	N	pheasant's tail	cola de faisan	tye-pÈ, xiv-tun-ich, xiv-yak-tun-ich
ARECACEAE	ARECACEAE 3	shrub	Food, Bev, Orn	U	cocó, macal
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE	Aristolochia maxima	liana	Food, Med	N	contribo, contribu, duck flower	guaco
MORACEAE	Artocarpus camansi	tree	food	I	breadnut	castaña
ARECACEAE	Attalea cohune	palm	Med, Food, Oil, Fuel, Bev, Cnst, Prd	N	cohune	corozo	tutz, manaca	cocando boy, chunciey
BIXACEAE	Bixa orellana	shrub	Food, Med, Prd, Orn, Dye, Fibr, Fuel, Med, Spc	I	annatto, annatto, annmatto, atta, ricatta	achote, achiote	cu-shÈb, kuxub, shi-yaÈ, xayan
MORACEAE	Brosimum alicastrum	tree	Food, Forg, Med, Cnst	N	breadnut, female ramon	capomo, copomo, macica, ramón, ramón blanco, ramón	masicaran, ox, ujushte
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
MARANTACEAE	Calathea lutea	herb	Food, Med, Prd	N	waha leaf	hoja del sal, wah·	moxan, mu-shan	waha leaf
CLUSIACEAE	Calophyllum brasiliense	tree	Cnst, Med, Ltx	I	santa maria	pito sico
CARICACEAE	Carica papaya	tree	Med, Food, Prd, Bev, Pois	I	papaya, wild papaya, manbird papaya		put	papaw
ARECACEAE	Chamaeodora pinnatifrons	palm	Food, Prd, Pois	N	monkey-tail	pacaya	chib, chem-chem, xate, xal-a-cam
CHENOPODIACEAE	Chenopodium ambrosioides	herb, subshrub	Med, Food, Pois	N	mexican wormseed	apasote, epasote
ASTERACEAE	Chromolaena odorata	shrub, tree	Med	N	jack-in-the-bush		hatz, yaxhatz
RUTACEAE	Citrus aurantium	tree	Med, Food, Spc, Fuel, Orn, Prd, Bev, Fibr, Oil	I	sour orange	naranja agria
EUPHORBIACEAE	Cnidoscolus chayamansa	shrub, tree	Food, Med, Pois	N	chaya, tea		tza
ARECACEAE	Cocos nucifera	palm	Food, Oil, Prd, Med, Bev, Fibr	U	coconut	coco, cocotera
CUCURBITACEAE	Cucurbita pepo	cultivated vine	Food	N	squash, pumpkin	ayote
FABACEAE: Caesalpinioideae	Desmodium adscendens	tree	Med	I	strongback	pega ropa, mosote		sticky sticky bur bur
DRACAENACEAE	Dracaena americana	shrub	Orn	N	candle wood	isote, isote del monte	tuËt
ORCHIDACEAE	Encyclia cochleata	herb, epiphyte	Orn	N	black orchid
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Gliricidia sepium	shrub, tree	Med, Cnst, Fuel, Pois, Orn, Forg, Food	N	madre cacao	madre cacao	hotz, sayab, zacyab, xak'ya'ab, kante
MELIACEAE	Guarea glabra	tree	Cnst, Med	N	wild orange, mahogany	cedrillo, cramante	b‚l-ba, bÛl-ba
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
HELICONIACEAE	Heliconia latispatha	herb	Med	N	platanillo
HELICONIACEAE	Heliconia sp.	herb		*
MALVACEAE	Hibiscus sabdariffa	vine	Med, Bev	I	sorrell, red sorrel	jamaica, rosa de jamaica
CHRYSOBALANACEAE	Hirtella racemosa	shrub	Food	N	blossom berry, wild pigeon plum	grenada, palo de escoba, hoja de sapo	ch'ilimis, uyamche
LAMIACEAE	Hyptis suaveolens	herb, subshrub	Food, Pois, Med, Bev	N	oregano	orégano		jamaican spikenard
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
	Ipomoea purpurea	vine	orn	N	morning glory
ANACARDIACEAE	Mangifera indica	tree	Food, Med, Bev, Pois, Prd	I	mango
EUPHORBIACEAE	Manihot esculenta	subshrub	Food, Orn, Med, Pois, Prd, Spc, Ltx	I	cassava, white cassava		tsin
EUPHORBIACEAE	Margaritaria nobilis	shrub or tree		N	mora, bastard madre cacao	mata palo, ramón macho	ininche	clawberry
FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Mimosa pudica	subshrub	Med, Orn	N	sensitive plant, twelve o'clock plant, midnight pl	dormilona, dormidillo, dormillon, puta vieja	guara-k'ish, métz, shm?ts, xmuts
CUCURBITACEAE	Momordica charantia	vine	Food, Med, Forg, Orn, Pois	I	balsam pear	sorosí		sorosee
MUSACEAE	Musa paradisiaca	tree, her-baceous	Food, Med	I	plantain, banana	banana de marano, guineo, platano	box haas, haas
NEW PLANT 03	NEW PLANT 03	shrub			agave
NEW PLANT 04	NEW PLANT 04	vine	toy bomb		wild cucumber, wild gourd		xburut'
NEW PLANT 24	NEW PLANT 24	tree				siquia, ciquiya
NEW PLANT 38	NEW PLANT 38	shrub				lantana, cinco negritos
NEW PLANT 66	NEW PLANT 66	vine			hairy vine	behuco peludo
NEW PLANT 67	NEW PLANT 67	shrub			wild papyrus
NEW PLANT 68	NEW PLANT 68	fern			fern	salsa parilla
NEW PLANT 69	NEW PLANT 69	vine				pene de la sucia
NEW PLANT 73	NEW PLANT73	tree					wamuch
SOLANACEAE	Nicotiana tabacum	herb	Med, Prd, Fumt, Pois	I	tobacco
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
BIGNONIACEAE	Parmetiera aculeata	tree	Food, Orn, Spc, Forg, Med	N	cow okra, wild okra	cuajilote	kat, k'at	cat
LAURACEAE	Persea americana	tree	Med, Food, Prd, Pois, Dye, Bev, Oil	N	avocado	aguacate, aguacote	on	butter-pear, pear
PIPERACEAE	Piper auritum	subshrub	Spc, Med, Prd, Food, Oil	N	bullhoof, cowfoot	obel, santa maria	xmacolan, shma-culan, tzulubtok, xobel
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Piscidia piscipula	tree, shrub	Med, Prd, Cnst, Fuel, Pois	N	dogwood, white wormwood, may bush	habim, jabin, palo de gusano	tiaxib
VERBENACEAE	Priva lappulacea	herb	Med	N	cancer herb	pega-pega, hierba del cancer, masote, mosote, pega	tor‚-pim
UNKNOWNS 25	Psilocybe spp.?	fungus	Food, Med		mushroom-various
RUBIACEAE	Psychotria pubescens	shrub	Med, Forg	U	life everlasting, everlasting leaf	hierba, anal hembra, siempre viva	anal-xiv, ix-anal	hog bush, wild skanan
FAGACEAE	Quercus oleoides	tree	Cnst, Prd, Med, Resn	N	cedar, red cedar, spanish cedar	cedro, cedro rojo, cidra
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
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
MALVACEAE	Sida glabra	herb, subshrub	Ritl, Med	N		malva	chichibe
RUBIACEAE	Simira salvadorensis	tree	Prd, Cnst, Fuel	N	red-wood, high ridge redwood	palo colorado, puntero	sac te m'ooch	john crow redwood
ANACARDIACEAE	Spondias cytherea	tree	Food, Med	I	golden plum
ANACARDIACEAE	Spondias radlkoferi	tree	Med, Cnst, Food	N	hogplum, wild plum	ciruela amarilla, jobo, jocote jobo	rum-p'ok, kinim, kanabal, puk, hu-hu
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
THEOPHRASTACEAE	Tagetes erecta	shrub	Med, Orn	N	flower of death	flor de muerto	ixtupú	marigold
UNKNOWNS 19	UNKNOWNS 19	tree	Cnst, firewood			naranjillo
UNKNOWNS 39	UNKNOWNS 39	shrub	Food			guamuch
UNKNOWNS 6	UNKNOWNS 6	vine	Med			behuco de sangre
ASTERACEAE	Wedelia acapulcensis	herb	Med	N		orosus

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)