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Meaning of mapurito by Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez





Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

mapurito
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In Colombia it is the name we give to an insect that when touched produces a fetid smell. We also call them aphids or aphids. They belong to the family Aphididae . Also in Colombia it is called mapurito to a tree also known as bump or ayúa. By squeezing its leaves generate a very unpleasant smell. Its scientific name is Zanthoxylum caribaeum and belongs to the family Rutaceae. It is also known as Mapurito to a plant that in Colombia we also call Anamú or plant Ajo, because it has a very unpleasant smell. Its scientific name is Petiveria alliacea and is used for healing some kinds of cancer. It belongs to the family Phyitolaccaceae . .

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