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Ficus cotinifolia, the alamo tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Mexico and Central America. [1] It often sends roots down to cenotes and other underground water sources.
FeMoco (FeMo cofactor) is the primary cofactor of nitrogenase. Nitrogenase is the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen molecules N 2 into ammonia (NH 3 ) through the process known as nitrogen fixation .
Ficus americana, commonly known as the West Indian laurel fig [4] or Jamaican cherry fig, [5] is a tree in the family Moraceae which is native to the Caribbean, Mexico in the north, through Central and South America south to southern Brazil. It is an introduced species in Florida, USA.
Although "tree" is a common word, there is no universally recognised precise definition of what a tree is, either botanically or in common language. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In its broadest sense, a tree is any plant with the general form of an elongated stem, or trunk, which supports the photosynthetic leaves or branches at some distance above the ground ...
Dracaena americana, the Central American dragon tree or candlewood, [4] is a neotropical tree in the genus Dracaena, native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Belize, Costa Rica, and Colombia. [5] It is one of only two Dracaena species native to the Americas, the other being Dracaena cubensis. [6]
It was a popular and valuable fruit tree in Jericho and Canaan. [16] In El Matareya, there is a sycamore known as the Tree of the Virgin, which serves as a pilgrimage site. It is not the same tree; instead, when the previous tree that stands in this spot dies, a new one is planted from cuttings of the old tree. [17]
Fagus grandifolia is a large deciduous tree [6] growing to 16–35 metres (52–115 feet) tall, [7] with smooth, silver-gray bark.The leaves are dark green, simple and sparsely-toothed with small teeth that terminate each vein, 6–12 centimetres (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) long (rarely 15 cm or 6 in), with a short petiole.
Chamaedorea tepejilote, also known as the pacaya palm, is a species of Chamaedorea palm tree found in the understory of the forests of southern Mexico, Central America, and northern Colombia. [ 2 ] Edible inflorescence of the pacaya palm (with other flowers)