Maya
Nut or Breadnut
(English)
Ramon
Tree (Spanish)
Tax'Osh (Maya)
Brosimum alicastrum
Moraceae
/ Fig Family Native
to tropical America, this evergreen has thick lush foliage
and canopy. Ramon trees produce small round seeds with one starchy
highly nutritious Maya nut.
Ramon seeds or Maya Nuts are much higher in many vital
nutrients including antioxidants than foods grown on
farmed soils.
Ramon fruit,
also know as Maya Nut, is an important food for
Mayan people.
Ramon or Maya Nut tree is a valuable hardwood for
Mayan rural people as its wood is used as timber. Ramon
latex is often mixed with
chicle tree sap;
and its green-blue leafs feed horses and domestic
cattle, and its seeds may alleviate many of the
mal-nutrition issues found in Mayan rural villages
today.
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