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- Title
Guía ilustrada de las plantas ornamentales de los huertos familiares mayas del sur de Yucatán.
- Authors
Humberto Ruz, Mario
- Abstract
The article presents a guide written by Mauricio Hernández Sánchez about ornamental plants in Mayan family gardens in southern Yucatán. The book offers a description of family gardens from a diachronic perspective, addressing social, economic, historical, and cultural aspects. It also provides geographical, etymological, and medical information about ornamental plants. The text talks about the influence of marketing and fashion on the names of plants, mentioning examples of name changes and hybrid names. Additionally, toxic plants and their effects are mentioned, as well as curiosities and medicinal, cosmetic, and construction uses of various plants. The author concludes by thanking the person from Tabasco for sharing their knowledge and ability through this work.
- Subjects
YUCATAN (Mexico : State); ORNAMENTAL plants; FASHION marketing; BOTANICAL nomenclature; POISONOUS plants; INFORMATION sharing; CURIOSITY
- Publication
Estudios de Cultura Maya, 2024, Vol 63, p333
- ISSN
0185-2574
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.19130/iifl.ecm.63.2024/00171S0XW42