Nahuatl Cultural Encyclopedia: Botany and Zoology, Balsas ... - Famsi

Figure 15. Balsas Valley Nahuatl: Yo:yohtli / Stemmadenia donnell-smithii (Rose) Woodson.
Plant specimens now number over 1,200 and animal specimens over 250. Birds
sighted or collected in the region number over 100. This represents a doubling of the
collection over the two years of the FAMSI grant. Specimen identification has
proceeded as planned. Only approximately 50 plants have not been identified to genus;
the majority of these will be determined in the next few months. Insects have proven to
be more problematic, but with the recent collaboration of the Smithsonian Institution
Department of Entomology most insects should be identified at least to genus within the
next six months. Almost all birds documented to date have been determined to genus
and species. Reptiles and fish should be all determined within six months. A full list of
flora and fauna collected and determined to date is included in the appendices to this
report.
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