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Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA BOTANICAL RESEARCH |
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| Family: | Cecropiaceae | | Genus: | Cecropia | | Species: | peltata | | Authority: | L. | | Common Name: | trumpet tree or trumpet | | Maya Name: | K'o'och le', a'kl, cho-otz, guaramo, juarumo, pohor, po-hor, tuaromo or warumo | | Depictions: | Ceramic vessel | | Maya Plant Use: | Medicine, food, products (blow guns) and fumatory. | | Botanical Significance: | Straight, hollow branches made for excellent blowguns used to kill small mammals for food. | | Ritual Significance: | Blow guns were often depicted in the myth of the Hero Twins. | | Notes: | Syn: Cecropia asperrima Pittier
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