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

Family:  Mimosaceae (Leguminosae)
Genus:  Leucaena
Species:  leucocephala
Authority:  (Lam.) de Wit
Common Name:  wild tamarind
Maya Name:  Leucaena, Guaje, Sipia, Yaje, Huaje, Vaxi, Yage, Huaxin, Barba de Leon, Tamarindillo, Barcillo Hediondilla, Lino, Aroma Blanca, Aroma Boba, Panelo
Notes:  See: Trees in the Life of the Maya World (2007) Regina Aguirre de Riojas Syn: Acacia glauca Willd., Leucaena glauca Benth., Mimosa glauca L., Mimosa leucocephala Lam.



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