When time and funding permit, each flower (each plant species) will have its own page, and its own PDF, and eventually its own PPT so that professors and students have plenty of material on Guatemala (and Honduras, etc) to study.
Heliconia adflexa, Coban, Guatemala, Hotel Monja Blanca, FLAAR, by Nicholas Hellmuth
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Bibliography on Ceiba aesculifolia |
The Ceiba occurs naturally from southern Mexico to southeastern Brazil (including the Antilles) and in western Africa. As the species C. aesculifolia, C. insignis and C. speciosa occurs in Central and / or South America, many researchers agree that the ceiba is native to America. The fact that it is also found in Africa may be for two reasons: the first is that it was carried by humans during the first trips between the two continents and the second is that the seeds were transported naturally by air or sea, this The latter is supported by a recent genetic comparison, linked to the discovery of fossil pollen in 13,000-year-old sediments in Ghana (Mari, 2015). C. aesculifolia is commonly called Pochote, Algodoncillo or Ceibillo in Guatemala. What is interesting about this beautiful Ceiba is its medical properties. For example, the bark is used in traditional medicine in San Rafael, Coxcatlán, Puebla for the treatment of diabetes, kidney maladies, tumors, gastritis, and wounds Canales et al., 2005, 2006). The cotton-like fiber from the fruit can be applied to wounds for healing purpose, according to (Rodriguez, et al, 2013), this is related with the sterols, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, fatty acids and esters that contains the fiber and acts as synergists for antimicrobial activity, especially against fungal strains. You can learn more with this helpful bibliography we have prepared for you. PDF, Articles, Books on Ceiba aesculifolia
Suggested webpages with photos and information on Ceiba aesculifolia
www.tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ceiba+aesculifolia
https://ecojardinunam.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/conoce-a-la-pochota-ceiba-aesculifolia/
www.uaq.mx/FCN/naturaleza/Ceiba%20asecutifolia.php
www.cicy.mx/sitios/flora%20digital/ficha_virtual.php?especie=1744
www.backyardnature.net/yucatan/pochete.htm
www.medicinatradicionalmexicana.unam.mx/monografia.php?l=3&t=&id=7933
Updated June 30, 2021. |