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

Family:  Euphorbiaceae
Genus:  Jatropha
Species:  aconitifolia
Authority:  L.
Common Name:  chaya
Maya Plant Use:  Leaves used as tamale filling Important food... (S. Coe, 1994 p. 153)


Other Plant Photos:

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



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