Jul 11, 2001 09:24
23 yrs ago
English term

Lancepod or balch tree (Lonchocarpus violaceous)

English to Spanish Science
I will appreciate any information on a common name or names for this tree. I'm bothering after exhausting all my sources.

Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
0 árbol balché ó balche

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árbol balché ó balche

See:

"..una bebida fermentada a base de miel y corteza de árbol balché (Lonchocarpus violaceus) que consideraban sagrada..."

From: http://idd0073h.eresmas.net/maya4u.htm

ALSO: "...balche (n.) bal·che

(among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented."

From: http://www.allwords.com/glossaryPage.php?CAT=VIN&letter=B%


I've also found it as "florida Lilac" in:
http://www.plantcreations.com/plantlist.htm

If you want to see the picture go to:
http://www.rarefloweringtrees.com/plants/photos/lonchocarpus...

(calculo que después de un tecito de esto... nada de trabajo!)

Hope it helps!

Saludos #:)
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