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ANCIENT MAYA BOTANICAL RESEARCH

Working Maya Plant List

FamilyGenusSpeciesCommon Name
AcanthaceaeBravaisiasp.-
Agaricaceae (Strophariaceae)Psilocybeaztecorummushroom
AgavaceaeAgavesisalanaagave
AmaryllidaceaeAlliumkunthiiwild onion
Amaryllidaceae, LiliaceaeZephyrantheslindleyanaLily
AnacardiaceaeSpondiassp.hog plum
AnnonaceaeCymbopetalummayanumear flower
AnnonaceaeAnnonasquamosasugar apple
AnnonaceaeAnnonareticulatacustard apple
ApocynaceaeUrechiteskarwinskiiloroco
ApocynaceaePlumeriaobtusafrangipani
AraceaeSpathiphyllumspp.peace lily
AraceaeXanthosomanigrummacal
AsteraceaeHelianthusannussunflower
BignoniaceaeParmentieraedulisguajilote or guachilote
BignoniaceaeCrescentiacujetecalabash
BignoniaceaeTabebuiasp.tab
BignoniaceaeCydistaaequinoctialisgarlic vine
BixaceaeBixaorellanaachiote
BombacaceaeCeibapentandraceiba tree, silk cotton tree, kapok or inup
BombacaceaeQuararibeafieldii/funebrisrosita de cacao
BombacaceaePseudobombaxellipticumAmapolla tree
BombacaceaeBernoulliaflammealocust tree, pojote
BombacaceaePachiraaquaticaprovision tree, provision bark
BromeliaceaeBromeliasp.pineula
BurseraceaeProtiumcopalcopal
CactaceaeOpuntiasp.nopal cactus
CaricaceaeJacaratiamexicana-
CaricaceaeCaricapapayawild papaya
CecropiaceaeCecropiaobtusifoliacecropia
CecropiaceaeCecropiapeltatatrumpet tree or trumpet
ChenopodiaceaeChenopodiumambrosioidesepazote or goosefoot
CombretaceaeBucidabucerasbullet tree, pucte, bully tree
CompositaePectislinifoliachinchweed
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoeaviolaceamorning glory
ConvolvulaceaeTurbinacorymbosa-
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoeabatatascamote or sweet potatoes
CucurbitaceaeCucurbitamaximawinter squash
CucurbitaceaeCucurbitapeposummer squash
CucurbitaceaeMomordicacharantiasorosi, condiamor
CucurbitaceaeCucurbitamoschatacrookneck squash
CurcurbitaceaeSechiumedulepataste or chayote
CurcurbitaceaeLagenariasicerariagourd
DilleniaceaeTetraceravolubilischaparrillo (liana)
DioscoreaceaeDioscoreaalatamacal
ErythroxylaceaeErythroxylumguatemalenseredwood, ridge redwood, swamp redwood, wild pepper
EuphorbiaceaeHeveabrasiliensisrubber tree
EuphorbiaceaeManihotesculentamanioc
EuphorbiaceaeJatrophaaconitifoliachaya
FabaceaeCrotalariavitellinachipilín or chinchin
FabaceaeIndigoferasuffruticosaindigo
FabaceaePhaseoluslunatussieva bean
FabaceaeLonchocarpussp.balche tree
FabaceaePhaseolussp.bean
FabaceaeHaematoxyloncampechianumlogwood, palotinta, inkwood
FabaceaeTamarindusindicaTamarind, tamarindo
LauraceaePerseaamericanaavacado
LauraceaeLitseaneesianalaurel
LeguminosaePachyrhizuserosusjicama or yam bean
MalvaceaeGossypiumhirsutumcotton
MalvaceaeHibiscusrosa-sinensishibiscus
MeliaceaeSwieteniamahagonimahogany
MoraceaeBrosimumalicastrumramon, breadnut, chakaj
MoraceaeCastillaelasticarubber tree
MyrtaceaePimentadioicaallspice
NymphaeaceaeNymphaeaordoratawaterlily
NymphaeaceaeNymphaeaamplawaterlily
OrchidaceaeVanillaplanifoliavanilla
PassifloraceaePassifloraspp.passion flower, granadilla/granadillo
PiperaceaePipersp.cordoncillo
PoaceaeZeamayscorn, maize
PortulacaceaeCalandriniamicrantha-
PortulacaceaePortulacaoleraceapurslane
RubiaceaeAmaiouacorymbosabastard coffee, wild coffee
SapotaceaeLucumasp.-
SapotaceaeCalocarpummammosummamey or sapayul
SapotaceaePouteriasapotazapote
SapotaceaeManilkarazapotasapodilla
SolanaceaeLycopersicumesculentumtomato
SolanaceaeCapsicumfrutescenschili pepper
SolanaceaePhysalissp.ground cherry
SolanaceaeNicotianatabacumtobacco
SolanaceaeDaturainoxiaangel’s trumpet
SolanaceaeCapsicumannuumred pepper
SolanaceaeBrunfelsiasp.yesterday today & tomorrow
SolanaceaeSolanumsp.nightshade, tompaap
SterculiaceaeTheobromacacaocacao
SterculiaceaeTheobromabicolormountain cacao
TiliaceaeLueheaspeciosakazcat
VerbenaceaeLippiamexicanaMexican oregano
VerbenaceaeClerodendronligustrinum-
ZamiaceaeZamiasp.Coontie



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