Monk Orchid
This specie is used by Mexican indigenous in Quintana Roo to treat snake bites, in Tabasco to cure the new born and in Yucatan to remove …
Category: Eccentricities
Prehispanic Vanilla
It’s remarkable to learn how indigenous Totonacas (Mexico) during the prehispanic period learned how to and reproduce the vanilla orchid manually by imitating the pollinator insects. …
The “Bat Orchid”, that is NOT an orchid
It’s commonly called Bat Orchid, but it doesn’t belong to the orchid family. It has some other popular nicknames like Devil’s Tongue or Cat’s Whiskers. The Tacca belongs to …
