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Plant List only for person: Landero, Guadalupe: 95 entries, updated 2011-09-14 03:28:06 GMT

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

MALVACEAE	Abelmoschus esculentus	shrub, cultivated	Food, Fibr	I	okra
FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Acacia cornigera	shrub, tree	Med, Food	N	bullhorn acacia, ant thorn	pico de gurrion, cuerno de vaca	liscanal, zubin, huascanal	black cockspur
ARECACEAE	Acrocomia aculeata	palm, spiny	Food, Med, Bev, Forg, Prd, Ritl, Oil	N	spiny royal palm, macaw palm		coyol, cocoyol, istuk, suppa	grugru palm
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 cherimola	tree	Food	I	cherimoya, custard apple, chirimoya, chirimolla, a
ANNONACEAE	Annona muricata	tree	Spc, Med, Food, Bev, Prd, Pois, Orn	N	sour sop, annona, durian	guan·bana	takob
ANNONACEAE	Annona purpurea	tree	Food, Med, Fibr, Dye, Prd, Pois, Tan	N	cowsap	soncoya	tuki
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
ARECACEAE	ARECACEAE 3	shrub	Food, Bev, Orn	U	cocó, macal
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE	Aristolochia maxima	liana	Food, Med	N	contribo, contribu, duck flower	guaco
MORACEAE	Artocarpus communis	tree	Food	I	breadfruit
ASCLEPIDACEAE	Asclepia curassavica	herb	Med, Pois	N	polly redhead, cho cho, mis, red hand polly	gato, hoja de veneno, raton	chushu-yu-shi, cuchilli-xiv, ka-ki-at'sum
APOCYNACEAE	Aspidosperma cruentum	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	milady, my lady, red malady	malerio, chichique
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
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
SOLANACEAE	Capsicum frutescens	herb, subshrub	Food, Ritl, Spc, Med	N	bird pepper, habanero pepper, wild chili	chile del monte	maxik, ick, mash-ak
CARICACEAE	Carica papaya	tree	Med, Food, Prd, Bev, Pois	I	papaya, wild papaya, manbird papaya		put	papaw
CECROPIACEAE	Cecropia peltata	tree	Med, Prd, Fumt, Food	N	trumpet tree	guarumo	a'kl, ixcoch, cho-otz
BOMBACACEAE	Ceiba pentandra	tree	Ritl, Prd, Food, Med, Fibr	N	cotton tree	ceiba	kapok, yaxchÈ, inup
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 paradise	tree	Food, Med	I	grapefruit	toronja
RUTACEAE	Citrus reticulata	tree	Food, Bev	I	mandarin, tangerine
RUTACEAE	Citrus sinensis	tree	Food, Med, Bev, Oil, Prd	I	washington orange, sweet orange	naranja dulce
ARECACEAE	Cocos nucifera	palm	Food, Oil, Prd, Med, Bev, Fibr	U	coconut	coco, cocotera
ARECACEAE	Crysophila stauracantha	palm, spiny	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	silver thatch	escoba	kuun, akuum, mis	give-and-take
ZINGIBERACEAE	Curcuma domestica	herb	Spc, Med	I	curry, turmeric, yellow ginger
ANNONACEAE	Cymbopetalum mayanum	tree	Spc, Prd	N		candelero, guanabano, marta boni	muc
ARECACEAE	Desmoncus orthacanthos	palm, spiny, climbing	Food, Pois, Fibr	N	basket tie-tie, basket to tie, basket whist, baske	ballal	bayal, bayl	cocoboy, coconoboy
DRACAENACEAE	Dracaena americana	shrub	Orn	N	candle wood	isote, isote del monte	tuËt
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
OLACACEAE	Heisteria media	shrub, tree		N	wild cinnamon, wild orange	copalche macho, nance cimarron	silion
HELICONIACEAE	Heliconia spp.	herb	Orn	U	heliconia, lobster claw
MALVACEAE	Hibiscus spp.	herb, subshrub		N	hibiscus
CONVOLVULACEAE	Ipomoea batatas	vine	Food	N	sweet potato, cultivated yam	batatas, camote
LYTHRACEAE	Lagerstroemia indica	shrub, med	Orn	I	jupiter, crepe myrtle	verbena
VERBENACEAE	Lippia myriocephala	shrub, tree	Prd, Ritl, Med, Fumt, Cnst	U	maja rhacco	baston de vieja	sacuche, sa-ku-che, sa-ku-ch, sakuche
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Lonchocarpus castilloi	tree	Cnst, Med	N	black cabbage bark, cabbage bark		manchich
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Lonchocarpus minimiflorus	tree	Cnst, Med, Fuel, Forg	N	white cabbage bark	palo de guzano	manchich
ROSACEAE	Malus domestica	tree, cultivated	Food, Bev	I	apple	manzana
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
SAPOTACEAE	Manilkara zapota	tree	Food, Gum, Med, Ltx, Cnst	N	red sapodilla, sapodilla	chico zapote, sapote, zapote, zapotillo, zapote b	ya	chicle, chicle tree
MARANTACEAE	Maranta arundinaceae	herb	Food, Med	I	arrowroot		yukia
CUCURBITACEAE	Momordica charantia	vine	Food, Med, Forg, Orn, Pois	I	balsam pear	sorosí		sorosee
MUSACEAE	Musa 2	tree	Food	I	blogo banana
MUSACEAE	Musa 3	tree	Food	I	blue banano
MUSACEAE	Musa 4	tree	Food	I	apple banana, guineo manzana
MUSACEAE	Musa paradisiaca	tree, her-baceous	Food, Med	I	plantain, banana	banana de marano, guineo, platano	box haas, haas
NEW PLANT 02	NEW PLANT 02	tree			sweet nance
NEW PLANT 26	NEW PLANT 26	tree					boho
NEW PLANT 27	NEW PLANT 27	tree					chalche
BOMBACACEAE	Pachira aquatica	tree	Med, Food, Cnst, Dye	N	provision bark, provision tree	santo domingo, sapote bobo, zapote bobo, zapoton	uacut
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
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
SAPOTACEAE	Pouteria sapota	tree	Food, Med, Oil, Cnst, Ltx, Prd, Pois	N	mame, mamee, sapote, mamey, mamey apple, mammy app	zapote grande	saltule
PUNIACEAE	Punica granatum	tree	Food, Dye	I	granada, pomegranate	granadillo
FAGACEAE	Quercus oleoides	tree	Cnst, Prd, Med, Resn	N	cedar, red cedar, spanish cedar	cedro, cedro rojo, cidra
ROSACEAE	Rosa spp.	shrub	Orn	I	rose	rosa
ARECACEAE	Roystonea regia	palm	Orn, Cnst, Forg	N	royal palm	palma real
RUTACEAE	RUTACEAE 2	tree	Bev, Med	U	jamaican lime			jamaican lime
RUTACEAE	RUTACEAE 3	tree	Food	U	citronja
ARECACEAE	Sabal mauritiiformis (morrisiana)	palm	Cnst, Food	N	bay leaf, sabal, bay leaf palm, bayleaf palm	botan, guano, guanu	sha-an
POACEAE/GRAMINAE	Saccharum officinarum	grass	Food	I	sugar cane	caña
CUCURBITACEAE	Sechium edule	vine	Food, Med, spc, Prd, Pois	U	chocho	chayote	chu-um, huisquil
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 ?	tree	Bev, Food	*		jobo-tuspana
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
ANACARDIACEAE	Spondias sp.	tree	Food, Orn, Cnst, Bev, Med, Prd	*	hogplum	ciruela amarilla, jobo, jocote jobo	kinim, kanabal, puk
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Swartzia cubensis	tree, red sap	Med	N	bitter wood, crying blood, northern rosewood	llora sangre, sangre de torro	kat'alox
BIGNONIACEAE	Tabebuia rosea	tree	Cnst, Med	N	mayflower, may bush	maculiz	hokab, shna'-corts
SAPINDACEAE	Talisia oliviformis	tree	Prd, Forg, Food	N	kinep	guaya	wayah, uayum	kinep
FABACEAE: Caesalpinioideae	Tamarindus indica	tree	Food, Bev, Prd, Med, Fuel, Cnst	I	tamarind	tamarindo		tambran
MELIACEAE	Trichilia hirta	shrub, tree	Cnst, Med, Prd, Pois, Oil	N	red cedar	palo de son, sombra de carneiro		son
UNKNOWNS 12	UNKNOWNS 12	tree	Orn			baston del rey
UNKNOWNS 13	UNKNOWNS 13	shrub				hoja fina
UNKNOWNS 14	UNKNOWNS 14	tree	Fuel		skunk tree, wild rue	ruda de monte	priquiyala
UNKNOWNS 15	UNKNOWNS 15	tree	Food, Bev		Honduras plum (august plum)
UNKNOWNS 19	UNKNOWNS 19	tree	Cnst, firewood			naranjillo
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
POACEAE/GRAMINAE	Zea mays	grass	Food, Forg, Bev, Med	N	corn, green corn (when young/fresh), dry corn	maiz, maiz verde/fresco (when young/fresh), maiz s
RHAMNACEAE	Ziziphus mauritiana	tree	Food, Med	I	governor plum, belize plum, hog plum, catherine's

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)