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(a) (b)(c)Fig. 1.24. Dioscorea composita: (a) fol. 17v; (b) leaves and inflorescences ofD. compos-
ite(Source:Abisa ́ıGarc ́ıa Mendoza); (c) segmented roots ofD. composite(Source:Ryan
Somma, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dioscorea_composita.jpg, used under
CC-BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en).
Mexico. The large, dark root is paddle- or bat-like (Figs. 1.26c and
1.26d). The rust-colored flowers and cordate leaves on a vine also
match.
N. Euphorbiaceae
- Fol. 6v.Cnidoscolus texanus(Fig. 1.27).The palmately compound
leaves and trichomes on the fruit (Fig. 1.27a) match aCnidoscolussp.
BothC. chayamansaMcVaugh andC. aconitifolius(Mill.) I.M. Johnst.
are called chaya and widely cultivated from Mexico to Nicaragua, and