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Link to enlarge vase K7784 &#copy; Justin Kerr Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA BOTANICAL RESEARCH

Family:  Fabaceae
Genus:  Lonchocarpus
Species:  sp.
Authority:  Kunth
Common Name:  balche tree
Maya Plant Use:  L. longistylus bark used in balche
Notes:  Papilionoideae (family) L. yucatanensis, L. guatemalensis ? L. castilloi Madrid Codex...
Photos:  Click on an image below for high resolution comparison.



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