Habitat | Variety | Main characteristics according to Maya people | Management |
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Savanna | uas | Wild variety. Small, thin elongated fruits. | Spontaneous growth. Not harvested. Useful for shadow where the savanna is used as pastureland. |
Homegarden | uas | Wild variety. Small, thin elongated fruits. | Spontaneous growth. Tolerated. Used occasionally for making bowls, mainly for shade or aesthetics, as well as a living fence and for its medicinal properties. |
luch | Domesticated variety. Round fruit, larger and thicker than wild variety. | Cultivated from cuttings, occasionally through seeds. Used mainly for making bowls, to a lesser extent for its medicinal properties. | |
sac luch | Domesticated variety. Round fruit, light green when fresh, whitish aspect after being prepared, thinner pericarp. | Cultivated from cuttings. Used mainly for making bowls, sometimes for preparing remedies. | |
yaax luch | Domesticated variety. “Not so round” fruit, dark green color when fresh, brownish aspect after preparation, thicker pericarp. | Cultivated from cuttings, occasionally through seeds. Used mainly for making bowls, but also for medicinal applications. |