Floristic List of the Medicinal Plants Used in Tihosuco

Links to photographs and descriptions of the herbs are given where indicated

Acanthaceae

Blechum brownei

Elytraria imbricata

Agavaceae

Agave sp.

Amaranthaceae

Achyrantes aspera

Alternanthera ramosissima Iresine sp.

Amaryllidaceae

Hymenocallis americana

Anacardiaceae

Spondias purpurea

Annonaceae

Anonna muricata

Annona squamosa

Annona reticulata

Malmea depressa

Apocynaceae

Lochnera rosea

Tabernaemontana alba

Thevetia gaumeri

Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Thevetia ahouai

Urechites andrieuxii

Araceae

Anthurium aemulum

Xanthosoma yucatanense

Anthurium tetragonum

Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochia maxima

Aristolochia trilobata

Asclepidaceae

Asclepias curassavica

Heurnia schneideriana

Matelea belizensis

Fischeria martiniana

Marsdenia coulteri

Matelea velutina

Basellaceae

Anredera vesicaria

Bignoniaceae

Arrabidaea floribunda

Crescentia cujete

Parmentiera aculeata

Arrabidaea sp.

Cydista heterophylla

Tecoma stans

Bixaceae

Bixa orellana

Bombacaceae

Ceiba aesculifolia

Ceiba pentandra

Boraginaceae

Cordia dodecandra

Heliotropium angiospermum

Bromeliaceae

Aechmea bracteata

Tillandsia schiedeana

Bromelia karatas

Tillandsia usneoides

Burseraceae

Bursera simaruba

Cactaceae

Hylocereus undatus

Selinicereus hondurensis

Capparidaceae

Forchhammeria trifoliata

Caricaceae

Carica papaya

Celastraceae

Rhacoma gaumeri

Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium ambrosioides

Combretaceae

Terminalia catappa

Commelinaceae

Callisia repens

Rhoeo discolor

Commelina diffusa

Unidentified plant

Compositae

Armella pilosa

Calea urticifolia

Montanoa grandiflora

Pluchea odorata

Vernonia sp.

Artemisia vulgaris

Eupatorium daleoides

Parthenium hysterophorus

Tithonia rotundifolia

Unidentified plant

Convulvulaceae

Ipomoea tuxtlensis

Ipomoea sp.

Turbina corymbosa

Ipomoea sp.

Ipomora sp.

Crassulaceae

Bryophyllum pinnatum

Cruciferae

Brassica oleracea

Lepidium virginicum

Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita pepo

Sechium edule

Melothria pendula

Cyperaceae

Cyperus sp.

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscoria alata

Dioscorea sp.

Ebenaceae

Diospyrus anisandra

Euphorbiaceae

Acalypha sp.

Cnidoscolus chayamansa

Croton sp

Croton sp.

Euphorbia erectus

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Euphorbia tirucalli

Jatropha gaumeri

Tragia sp.

Cnidoscolus acontifolius

Croton flavens

Croton sp.

Dalechampia scandens

Euphorbia heterophylla

Euphorbia thymifolia

Jatropha curcas

Pedilanthus itzaeus

Unidentified plant

Flacourtiaceae

Caesaria sp.

Zuelania guidonia

Gentianaceae

Lisianthus auxillaris

Gramineae

Cymbopogon citratus

Zea mays

Iridaceae

Ciprura paludosa

Labitae

Mentha citrata

Mentha puelgium

Ocimum basilicum

Origanum sp.

Salvia micrantha

Mentha piperata

Micromeria brownei

Ocimum micranthum

Salvia coccinea

Lauraceae

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Persea americana

Leguminosae

Abrus precatorius

Acacia pennatula

Bauhinia divaricata

Centrosema virginianum

Crotalaria pumila

Dalea carthagenesis

Diphysa carthagenensis

Piscidia piscipula

Pithecellobium dulce

Senna occidentalis .

Stizolobium pruriens

Unidentified plant

Acacia collinsii

Albizia caribaea

Caesalpinia gaumeri

Chamaecrista nictitans

Dalbergia glabra

Desmanthus virgatus

Indigofera suffruticosa

Pithecellobium albicans

Sapoteca yucatanensis

Sesbania sp

Tamarindus indica

Liliaceae

Allium sativum

Aloe vera

Allium sp.

Yucca elephatipes

Loranthaceae

Phoradendron quadrangulare

Psittacanthus americana

Malpighiaceae

Bunchosia glandulosa

Byrsonima crassifolia

Malvaceae

Bastardia viscosa

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Malachra sp.

Gossypium hirsutum

Malachra capitata

Sida acuta

Marantaceae

Maranta arundinacea

Meliaceae

Cedrela mexicana

Menispermaceae

Cissampelos pareira

Moraceae

Cecropia peltata

Ficus cotinifolia

Myrsinaceae

Parathesis cubana

Myrtaceae

Psidium guajava

Unidentified plant

Nyctaginaceae

Bougainvillea buttiana

Mirabilis jalapa

Olacaceae

Samida yucatanense

Ximenia americana

Orchidaceae

Catasetum integerrimum

Oeceoclates makulata

Vanilla fragrans

Encyclia belizensis

Oncidium cebolleta

Unidentified plant

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis sp

Palmae

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Cocos nucifera

Papaveraceae

Argemone mexicana

Passifloraceae

Passiflora foetida

Passiflora obovata

Passiflora gossypiifolia

Passiflora palmeri

Phytolaccaceae

Phytolacca icosandra

Rivina humilis

Piperaceae

Piper auritum

Piper psilorhache

Polygonaceae

Coccoloba spicata

Polypodiaceae

Adiantum tricholepsis

Microgramma nitida

Portulacaceae

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca pilosa

Primulaceae

Samolus ebracteatus

Punicaceae

Punica granatum

Rhamnaceae

Colubrina greggii

Rosaceae

Rosa comunis

Rubiaceae

Alibertia edulis

Borreria verticellata

Hamelia patens

Morinda yucatanensis

Unidentified plant

Borreria laevis

Coffea arabica

Hintonia octomeria

Richardia scabra

Unidentified plant

Rutaceae

Citrus aurantifolia

Citrus sinensis

Ruta chalapensis

Citrus aurantium

Murraya paniculata

Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Sapindaceae

Serjania goniocarpa

Unidentified plant

Sapotaceae

Manilkara achras

Scrophulariaceae

Capraria biflora

Stemodia sp.

Simaroubaceae

Alvaradoa amorphoides

Solanaceae

Capsicum annum

Cestrum diurnum

Lycianthus armentalis

Nicotiana tabacum

Physalis pubescens

Solanum hirtum

Capsicum frutescens

Datura inoxia

Lycopersicon esculentum

Physalis mayana

Physalis sp.

Solanum nigrum

Sterculiaceae

Guazuma ulmifolia

Unidentified plant

Theophrastaceae

Jacquinia aurantiaca

Tiliaceae

Corchorus orinocensis

Luehea candida

Turneraceae

Turnera diffusa

Umbelliferae

Coriandrum sativum

Pimpinella anisum

Urticaceae

Pilea microphylla

Urera caracasana

Verbenaceae

Cornutia pyramidata

Lippia dulcis

Lippia sp.

Stachytarpheta frantzii

Lantana camera

Lippia stoechadifolia

Priva lappulacea

Violaceae

Hybanthus thiemei

Hybanthus yucatanensis

Vitaceae

Cissus cacuminis

Cissus trifoliata

Zamiaceae

Zammia loddigessi

Zingiberacea

Costus sp.

Zingiber officinalis