Species Ximenia laurina
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There aren’t any identifications of Ximenia laurina.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Ximenia:
Probably for Francisco Ximénez (1666–1729), Spanish Dominican monk who went to Guatemala in 1688, where he learned Kaqchikel, or Kaqchiquel, a Mayan language, and is accredited with the conservation and survival of the Popol Vuh, a manuscript dealing with Meso-American mythologies. From 1693, he was a doctrinero (teacher of Christian doctrine) in various parishes before being appointed vicar, then predicador general of Rabinal (1704–1714) and its surrounding districts, where he founded a hospital. Among his writings is Historia Natural del Reino de Guatemala (Natural History of the Kingdom of Guatemala), concerning the flora and fauna of Guatemala, their medicinal and industrial use, and indigenous beliefs about the properties of drugs.
Etymology of laurina:
From resemblance to the genus Laurus (the laurel)
Scientific name:
Ximenia laurina Delile
Synonym of:
Unknown
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ximenia laurina.
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