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

Family:  Araceae
Genus:  Xanthosoma
Species:  nigrum
Authority:  (Vell.) Stellfeld
Common Name:  macal
Maya Plant Use:  Edible roots, shoots and tubers
Notes:  X. sagittifolium


Other Plant Photos:

Additional views of the plant species, click on a photo below to view larger image.



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