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Plants of the Popol vuh, the sacred book of the Maya

Plantas del Popol Vuh, el libro sagrado de los Mayas

Autor

CANDELARIA ISABEL PEREZ MARTIN

SIGFREDO EDMUNDO ESCALANTE REBOLLEDO

SILVIA VERGARA YOISURA

FRANCISCO ALFONSO LARQUE SAAVEDRA

Nivel de Acceso

Acceso Abierto

Licencia

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Referencia de datos

datasetDOI/DOI: https://doi.org/10.35196/rfm.2022.2.271

Materias

COSMOGONY - (AUTORES) MILPA - (AUTORES) PLANT FAMILIES - (AUTORES) POPOL VUH - (AUTORES) SACRED BOOK - (AUTORES) SPECIES - (AUTORES) BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA - (CTI) CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA - (CTI) BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) - (CTI) PALEOBOTÁNICA - (CTI) PALEOBOTÁNICA - (CTI)

Resumen o descripción

A compilation of the plants mentioned in the sacred book of the Mayans Popol Vuh, recognized as the framework of their cosmogony that was written in the K’iche’ area in Guatemala around the year 1550 was made. Thirty-two different species were identified, from 21 plant families, all native to Mesoamerica. The largest number of species was in Fabaceae with four species, Moraceae and Solanaceae with three species each, in addition to Bromeliaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Malvaceae and Poaceae with two species each. The five most important and frequently named species are maize (Zea mays), jícaro (Crescentia cujete), copal (Protium copal), rubber (Castilla elastica) and cocoa (Theobroma cacao). Eleven species were identified, such as pito wood (Erythrina berteroana) and zibak (Cyperus canus), considered of cosmogonic significance and food plants that are integrated into five groups: fruit trees [zapote (Manilkara zapota), nance (Byrsonima crassifolia), jocote (Spondias mombin), anona (Annona reticulata), matasano (Casimiroa edulis)], grains and seeds [maize, beans (Phaseolus lunatus), cocoa, pataxte (Theobroma bicolor)], vegetables [squash (Cucurbita moschata), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), chilacayote (Cucurbita ficifolia)], flavourings [chili (Capsicum annuum)], and beverages [maguey (Agave americana)]. Seven species were domesticated: maize, squash, chilacayote, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), beans, tomato and cocoa and others for medicinal purposes, fuel and instruments. The description of the creation of man asserts the close relationship of the Mayan culture with plant biodiversity; moreover, the famous milpa, a multi-species Mesoamerican agroecosystem is mentioned that was practiced by their gods © 2022. Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana.All Rights Reserved.

Fecha de publicación

2022

Tipo de publicación

Artículo

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Versión publicada

Recurso de información

http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/2839

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application/pdf

Fuente

Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana, 45(2), 271-271, 2022.

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Inglés

Relación

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Vergara-Yoisura, S. (2022). Plants of the Popol vuh, the sacred book of the Maya. Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana, 45(2), 271-271.

Sugerencia de citación

Pérez-Martin, C., Escalante-Rebolledo, S.,

Repositorio Orígen

Repositorio Institucional CICY

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