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

Appendix 1
Plants Collected in Nahuatl Speaking Villages of Central Guerrero, Mexico
For Nahuatl Recordings of Plant Descriptions and Uses
(please do not cite without consulting author)
Family Genus Scientific Name Village 1 Village 1 name Village 2 Village 2 name Village 3 Village 3 name Village 4 Village 4 name
Capparaceae Cleome Cleome tenuis Oapan tlátlachpa:wá:stsi: Amey not named
Watson subsp.
humilis (Rose) Iltis
n
Capparaceae Crateva Crateva palmeri
Rose
Oapan koha:yakaxtsi:n
Caricaceae Jacaratia Jacaratia Oapan kowáyotlí Amey bone:teh Tetel bone:teh Oapan not recognized
mexicana A. DC.
but name agreed
upon when given
Celastraceae Elaeodendron Elaeodendron sp. Oapan n.n. Amey mihka:kuwtli Tetel n.n. Oapan not recognized
Celastraceae Elaeodendron Elaeodendron sp. Oapan not named Amey mihka:kuwtli Amey not named Amey not named
Celastraceae Wimmeria Wimmeria Oapan tepe:xa:xokokówa Oapan tepe:xa:xokokówa
pubescens Radlk.
tlí
tlí
Celastraceae Wimmeria Wimmeria
pubescens Radlk.
Tecui tepe:xa:xokotl Tecui tepe:xa:xokotl Tecui tepe:xa:xokotl
Combretaceae Combretum Combretum Oapan to:to:xo:chikomek
fruticosum (Loefl.)
Stuntz
atl
Combretaceae Combretum Combretum sp. Oapan to:to:xo:chikomek
atl (or pépeinítah
or
tsátsakawa:stsi:n)
Amey to:to:xo:chikomek
atl (o
tsatsakawa:stsi:n
for its flowers)
Amey to:to:xo:chikomek
atl (also
pepeini:tah
Tetel komekatl de
pehpei:neh
Oapan not recognized
or
Oapan tsátsakawa:stsi:n
tsatsakawa:stsi:n)
or
to:to:xo:chikomek
atl
Commelinaceae Oapan n.n. Amey n.n. Tetel n.n.
Commelinaceae Commelina Commelina erecta Oapan tlátlama:tsowáltsi: Oapan not named Oapan tlátlama:tsowáltsi: Amey ito:ch chichi
L.
n
n
Commelinaceae Commelina Commelina erecta Tlama i:tona:n chichi Tlama n.n. Oapan tlátlama:tsowáltsi:
L.
n
Commelinaceae Thyrsanthemum Thyrsanthemum
macrophyllum
(Greenman)
Rohweder
Tlama n.n. Tlama n.n. Oapan n.n. Tlanicpatla n.n.
Commelinaceae Thysanthemum Thysanthemum
sp.
Tecui n.n. Tecui n.n. Tecui n.n.
Commelinaceae Thysanthemum Thysanthemum
sp.
Tecui n.n. Tecui n.n. Tecui n.n.
Commelinaceae Thysanthemum Thysanthemum Tlama i:mi:l jodio:sto:to:tl Tlama i:mi:l jodio:sto:to:tl Oapan i:mi:l masa:tl
goldianum goldianum D.R.
Hunt
Commelinaceae Tripogandra Tirpogandra
angustifolia
(Robinson)
Woodson
Tlama xo:xoko:ktsi:n Tlama xo:xonakatsi:n Oapan n.n. Tlanicpatla n.n.
Commelinaceae Tripogandra Tripogandra
saxicola
(Greenman)
Woodson
Commelinaceae Tripoganrda Tripogandra
angustifolia
(Robinson)
Woodson
Oapan n.n. Amey seseliktsi:n Tetel n.n. Oapan not recognized
Commelinaceae Tripoganrda Tripogandra Oapan not named Amey not named (see Oapan not named (see
angustifolia
(Robinson)
Woodson
below)
below)
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea Impomoea sp. Tecui n.n. Tecui n.n. Tecui n.n.
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea Ipomoea Atliaca te:ko:ntlapa:ni or
te:ko:ntlapa:ni
kwemekatl
Atliaca
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea Ipomoea
arborescens
(Humb. & Bonpl.)
ex Willd.) G. Don
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea Ipomoea
arborescens
(Humb. & Bonpl.)
ex Willd.) G. Don
Oapan tenexkohsa:watl
(later recognized)
Amey tenexkuwsa:watl Tetel tenexkuhsa:watl Oapan not recognized
Tecui kohsa:watl kostik Oapan kosa:watl or
kosa:watl kostik
San Juan
Totolcintla
kohsa:watl kostik