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.
"Protect Existing Forests and Plant New Ones on the Unused Lands and deforested Mountains. Regenerate and Fix the Soil. Reverse Desertification. Leave a greener planet to future generations.
Monday, May 25, 2015
Fruit Trees of Mexico Mexican Lime
Mexican
Lime (English) Limon Indio (Spanish) Citrus aurantifolia, Rutaceae family.
Native to Mexico. This limon / lime has a tart sweet
flavor with a high acidity, strong aroma, and thinner
rind than more common limes. Mexican lime shrubby
tree has ovate leafs and thorny thin branches. Flowers
and fruit appear throughout the year but are most
abundant from
May to September.
Fruit Trees of Mexico Lemon or Lima
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