- IDENTIFICATION OF PHYTOMORPHS IN THE VOYNICH CODEX 23
(a) (b)(c)Fig. 1.18. Caulanthus heterophyllus: (a) fol. 90v; (b and c) inflorescence and shoots
ofC. heterophyllus, respectively (Source: National Park Service, public domain and
Anthony J. Valois, respectively).
L. Convolvulaceae
- Fol. 1v+101v(2) #4.Ipomoea arborescens(Fig. 1.21).The phyto-
morph shows a single leafy shoot with a single terminal flower bud aris-
ing from a thick caudex (Fig. 1.21a) The flower bud has whitish sepals
and brownish petals; leaves are alternate, cordate, petiolate, and green
on the adaxial surface, tan on the abaxial surface; while coarse roots
emanate from the basal caudex. This phytomorph is repeated on fol.
101v (2) #4 (Fig. 1.21e) of the “pharma” section. This illustration is over-
whelmingly similar in style and substance toxiuhamolli/xiuhhamolli
(soap plant) found in fol. 9r, Fig. 1.11 (Fig. 1.21b) in the 1552
Mexican Codex Cruz-Badianus, which has been identified asIpomoea
murucoidesRoem. & Schult. (Emmart 1940; Cruz and Badiano 1991;