Phyla stoechadifolia—This “fog-fruit,” endangered in Florida, is sacred to the Maya. They call it kabalyaxmik, a name referring to the herb’s important place at the base of the ya’ax che’ (green tree, Ceiba pentandra) that supports the world. (Seep. 501.) Pilocereus robinii—This tree cactus of the Florida Keys has edible fruits much like those of the more famous saguaro (Carnegeia gigantea) of northwestern Mexico and adjacent Arizona. (See p. 43.)

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Phyla stoechadifolia—This “fog-fruit,” endangered in Florida, is sacred to the Maya. They call it kabalyaxmik, a name referring to the herb’s important place at the base of the ya’ax che’ (green tree, Ceiba pentandra) that supports the world. (Seep. 501.) Pilocereus robinii—This tree cactus of the Florida Keys has edible fruits much like those of the more famous saguaro (Carnegeia gigantea) of northwestern Mexico and adjacent Arizona. (See p. 43.)