2011 Culturally Modified Landscapes from Past to Present

Col. #FamilyName Genus SpeciesEnglishCommonNameSpanishCommonNameMayaCommonName My notes Cleofo notesM (Med) /F(Food) / D(Deleterious) /O (Other use) /C (ceremony)6 Burseraceae Protium copal Copal pomUsed for incense in Mayaceremonies.C62Anacardiaceae Metopium brownei Poisonwood ik'i-che'Swells skin when you touch the milkysap.D110 Cyperaceae Scleria secans cutting-grass weel Cutting grass, can cut you. D200EuphorbiaceaeCnidoscolusaconitifolius/souzae Chiche chay-che'?26 Fabaceae Acacia spp. subin / zubin sub'in144 Small vineSouzae: spineson branches,trunk, flowerstalkLeaves and milk are bad for yourskin, peels your skinAnts bite and have long-lastingnegative effects.Ovate leaves, dark green(poisonwood)DDD81 Bixaceae Bixa orellana Annatto chimun27022524211AmaranthaceaeAmaranthusviridis/dubiusAnacardiaceae Mangifera indica Mango treeAnacardiaceae Spondias cytherea Golden PlumAnacardiaceae Spondias radlkoferiIn image- red,fuzzy pods withseeds insideUsed for plywood. Milky sap, ifdropped on your skin in the rain willpeel it.Calaloo(amaranth Cut leaf, eat young with tortillas FMango tree, 5m high, low and highbranches, long and relatively thinleaves- dark green, green to orangefruit,Ready in August, different taste,grows tallerWild Plum(hog plum??) pook' Very good fruit. FMammon231 Annonaceae Annona glabra(mamain??Mawon??) Fruit like marbles, green F265 Annonaceae Annona muricata Soursop Little tree F249 Annonaceae Annonaretuculata Custard apple Custard apple, small FD/OFF