A Partial List of Plants of
DZIBILCHALTÚN RUINS
Just North of Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
(Based on a list in Dzibilchaltún Flora y Fauna, Mónica Chávez Guzmán, 1995, Comisión Nacional
Para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad Biocenosis, A.C., which was based on
Woody Vegetation of Dzibilchaltun, Anne S. Bradburn and Steven P. Darwin, 1982, Tulane University.
English names from various sources)

NAMES: Latin / English - Maya and/or Spanish


Abutilon permolle /
Chinese Lantern
- Sak miisbil
Acacia collinsee /
Bull's-horn Acacia -
Subin, Cornezuelo
A. dolichostachya /
Wild Tamarind
- Kabal piich
A. gaumeri
- Box kaatsim
A. macracantha
A. riparia
- Chuken
A. riparioides
A. sesquijuga
Acalypha oligodonta
A. pseudoalopecuroides
A. vagans
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Aechmea bracteata
- Chom, Xch'uuj
Aeschynomene fascicularis
- Kaba pik, Pega pega
Agave angustifolia
- Chelem, Henequín silvestre
Alternanthera ramosissima
- Chak mol ak'
Alvaradoa amorphoides
- Beel siinik
Andropogon perforatus
Anoda acerifolia
Anthurium sp.
- Bobtum
Aphelandra deppeana
- Bisi' che'
Apoplanesia paniculata
- Choluul
Arrabidaea floribunda
- Aanil kaab
Astrocasia tremula

Bauhinia divaricata /
Cowfoot (shrub)
- Ts'ulub took', Pata de vaca
Boerhavia diffusa
B. erecta
- Sak xiw
Bouteloua filiformis /
Grama Grass
Bromelia pinguin
- Ch'om, Piñuela
Bunchosia swartziana
- Sip' che'
Bursera simaruba /
Gumbolimbo 
- Chakah

Caesalpinia gaumeri /
Peccary Wood (tree)
- Kitam che'
C. platyloba
- Chakte
C. yucatenensis
- K'aan pok'ool chuun
Calliandra grisebachi /
Powderpuff Tree
- Kabal piich
Callisia repens
Capparis flexuosa
- Xbayum aak'
C. incana
- Bokan che'
Capraria biflora
- Chokwil xiw
C. saxifragaefolia
Capsicum annuum /
Red Pepper, chili
- Aj max iik
Cardiospermoum halicacabum /
Balloon-vine
- Wayun ak'
Ceiba pentandra /
Silk-cotton Tree, Ceiba 
- Pochote
Celtis iguananea /
Hackberry, Nettle Tree
- Sits'muk
Cenchrus echinatus
- Aj mul
Centrosema sp.
Chamaecrista nictitans
Chiococca alba
- Ka'an chak che'
Chloris inflata
Chloroleucon mangense
Chlorophora tinctoria /
Fustic
- Chak ox, Mora
Cionosicyos excisus
- Ak'il k'aax
Cissus gossypiifolia
- Xtab ka'an
C. sicyoides
- Ta'ka'anil
Citharexylum schottii /
Fiddlewood
- Cahk ni' baach
Clematis dioica
- Me'ex nuxib
Cleome gynandra /
Spider Flower, Spider Plant
- Xbeerraw xiw
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
- Ch'iinch'in chaay
Colubrina arborescens
- Xlu'um che'
C. elliptica
Cordia cylindrostachya
- K'op che'
C. dodecandra /
Geiger Tree, Ciricote  -
K'oopte'
Crataeva tapia /
Waika Bead (tree)
- Kolok ma'ax
Croton humilis
- Ik'ja'aban
C. miradorensis
C. peraeruginosus
Cucumis anguria /
West India or Bur Gherkin
- Ujabaplatjil k'aax
Cucurbita ficifolia / 
Figleaf or Malabar Gourd
Cyperus esculentus /
Chufa

Delilia berterii
- Top'lan sil
D. biflora
Desmodium glabrum /
Beggar Weed, Tick Trefoil
- Kiintaj
Dicliptera assurgens
- Ni'miis
Dioscorea convolvulacea
- Cheen chaak
D. macrostachya
D. matagalpensis
Diospyros anisandra
- Kakal che´
Diospyros cuneata

Echites yucatenensis
Elytraria imbricata
Enterlobium cyclocarpum /
Guanacaste
- Piich
Erythrina americana /
Coral Tree
Euphorbia armourii
E. glomerifera
E. heterophylla /
Mexican Fire-plant
- Chuleb xiw
Exostema caribaeum
- Chaktsiis

Galactia striata
- Bu'ul baach
Gaudichaudia albida
- Ch'ilib
Gronovia scandens
- Beel muuch
Guazuma ulmifolia /
Bay Cedar, Bastard Cedar
- Piixoy
Guettarda elliptica /
Pricklewood (shrub)
- Box tas ta'ab
Gymnopodium florbundum /
Bastard Logwood
- Ts'iits'ilche'
Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius
- Chak'ki'is

Hamelia patens /
Scarlet-bush
- Chak took'
Havardia albicans
Heliotropium procumbens /
Heliotrope
H. ternatum
- K'aanchunuup
Henrya scorpioides
Hibiscus poeppigii
Hintonia octomera
- Paay luuch
Hyptis suaveolens
- Cholte'xnuuk

Ibervillea lindheimeri
Ipomoea crinicalyx
- Is ak' el
I. hederifolia /
Ivy-leaved Morning Glory
I. nil /
Purple-flowered Morning Glory
- Lep jebil
Isocarpha oppositifolia
- Chaban kaan

Jacaratia mexicana
- Ch'iich'puut
Jacquemontia nodiflora
- Sak k'axab yuuk
J. pentantha
- Ak'il xiw
Jatropha gaumeri
- Pomol che'
Justicia carthaginensis
- Tulix xiw

Lagascea mollis
- Saak sajum
Lantana camara /
Common Lantana, Shrub Verbena
- Ich ch'o'
Lasiacus divaricata
- Siit
Leucaena glauca /
Wild Tamarind
- Uaxim, Guaje
Lippia alba
Lonchocarpus yucatenensis
- Xuui
Lysiloma acapulsensis
L. latisilique
- Tsalam

Machaonia lindeniana
- Boxk'u'ch'eel
Malpighia glabra /
Barbados Cherry (shrub)
- Box wayakte'
Malvastrum corchorifolium
Manihot aesculifolia
- Batul
Marsdenia coulteri
- Emtsul
Martynia annua /
Unicorn Plant (herb)
- Cik ch'ik
Matelea yucatanensis
- Boochin
Melampodium gracile
- K'antun boob
Melanthera nivea
- Toplan xiw
Melochia tomentosa
- Chichibe
Mentzelia aspera /
Blazing Star, Starflower
- Tsayuntsay
Merremia aegyptia
- Ka'ak
Mimosa bahamensis
- Kaatsim
Mirabilis violacea
- Pak'umpak'
Morinda yucatenensis
- Jo'oyok
Mucuna pruriens /
Cowitch, Picapica

Neea choriophylla
- Tats'i
Neomillspaughia emarginata
- Saj iitsa'
Nopalea gaumeri
- Sakan
N. inaperta
Notoptera guatemalensis

Oxalis yucatenensis /
Wood-sorrel, Oxalis
- Ch'oj chak'am

Parmentiera aculeata
- Ain che'
Parthenium hysterophorus
- Jaway
Parthenium schottii
Passiflora foetida /
Passionflower
- Poch'il
Paullinia fuscescens
- K'ex ak'
Pedilanthus nodiflorus /
Rickrack Plant
- Jalal che'
Philodendron scandens /
Sweetheart Vine, Money Plant
Phoradendron mucronatum /
Mistletoe
- K'eew
Phyllostylon brasiliensis
- Kan che'
Physalis arborescens
P. cinerascens
Pilosocereus gaumeri /
Pilosocereus cactus - Nej Kisin
Piscidia piscipula /
  "Dogwood," May Bush  
- Ja'abin
Pisonia aculeata
- Beeb, Uña de Gato
Pithecellobium dulce /
Manila Tamarind 
- Ts'iuche'
P. unguis-cati /
Cats-claw, Black-bead 
- Ts'im che'
Plumeria rubra /
Frangipanni
- Sac nicte
Podopterus mexicanus
- Puuts' mukuy
Porophyllum punctatum
- Eek' puk che'
Portulaca oleracea /
Kitchen-garaden Purslane 
- Kabal chunuup
P. pilosa /
Shaggy Garden PUrslane 
- Ja'atskab mukuy
Priva lappulacea
- Pak'un pak'
Psittacanthus americanus
- Chak k'ewis

Randia gaumeri
- Kapoch
R. xalapensis
Rauvolfia tetraphylla
- Kabal muk
Rhynchelytrum repens
Rhynchosia minima
- Iib ch'o'
Rivinia humilis /
Rouge-plant
- Kuxuba'an
Ruellia nudiflora
- Kabal ya'ax niik

Salvia coccinea /
Red Sage
- Chak lool
Samyda yucatenensis
- Puuts'mukuy
Sanvitalia procumbens /
Creeping Zinnia
- Ix k'aantun buub
Sapindus saponaria /
Soapberry Tree
- Ts'buul
Sclerocarpus divaricatus
Sebastiania adenophora
- K'aan chuunup
Selaginella sp. /
Little Club Moss, Spike Moss
Senna bicapsularis
S. racemosa
- K'aan lool
S. uniflora
- Bu'ul k'aax
S. villosa
- Box saal che'
Sicydium tamnifolium
Sida acuta /
Wireweed, Broomweed
- Chi'ichi'bej
Siphonoglossa sessilis
Solanum americanum
- Xtu'ja'abil
S. erianthum
S. tridynamum
- Ik'om ya'ax niik
S. verbascifolium
- Toom paap
Spermacoce tetraqueta
- Pokxum
Spiranthes polyandra

Talinum triangulare /  Fameflower - Xukul
Tamonea curassavica
- Cha'an koj xnuuk
Tephrosia cinera
- Ix bu'ul xiw
Tetramerium nervosum
- Baak soots'
Thouinia paucidentata
- K'aan chunukub
Tillandsia brachycaulos
- Chuk
Tournefortia volubilis
- Beek ak'
Tradescantia spathacea /
Boat LIly, Moses-in-the-cradle
- Chactsan
Trichilia arborea
- Choobenche'
Tridax procumbens
Trixis inula
- Tabi

Urvillea ulmacea
- Ap ak'

Vigna elegans
Vitex gaumeri /
Blue Blossom, Fiddlewood, Monkey Fiddle
- Yax niik

Waltheria americana
- Ich k'iin
Wedelia hispida

Zanthoxylum fagara
- Taamkas che'
Zizyphus yucatensis

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