Table 1.

Traditional names assigned to Ustilago maydis by different Mexican ethnic groups.

Ethnic Group	State	Common Name in Traditional Language	English Translation	Ref.
Maya	Yucatan	Ta’ chak, ta’ chak ixia	Excrement of the Maya God Chak in the corn	[16]
Totonac	Veracruz	Xanat kuxi	Corn flower	[17]
Tzeltal	Chiapas	Lu’, sakil ti’bal	Donkey testicles	[18]
Tzeltal	Chiapas	Slu ‘il ixim	Corn fungus	[19]
Tzotzil	Chiapas	Stok’al ixim, sjo’jal ajan	Corn cloud storm, Corn fungus	[20]
Tzotzil	Chiapas	Tok	Cloud	[21]
Tzotzil	Chiapas	Xu’ixim, chikin te	Milk from the cornfield, Stick ear	[18]
Lacandón	Chiapas	Ta’ urim nar	Corn fungus	[21]
Tojolabal	Chiapas	Chikin chu’	Corn fungus	[22]
Mazatec	Oaxaca	Tohíjé	Ball of young corn	[23]
Mixtec	Oaxaca	T ɨ k á maa	Bad grasshooper	[24]
Mixtec	Oaxaca	Tikayá	Round bleached	[25]
Mixtec	Guerrero	Xi’i itu’u	Corn fungus	Inedit
Chinantec	Oaxaca	Dséc cui	Son or shoot of the cornfield	[26]
Zapotec	Oaxaca	Bia’huí’	Moldy guava	[27]
Zapotec	Oaxaca	Mey guiel	Corn fungus	[28]
Zapotec	Oaxaca	Xobdam	Owl corn	[29]
Zapotec	Oaxaca	Bzodlan	Ear fungus	[30]
Zapotec	Oaxaca	Měy-guiêl-do	Corn tassel fungus	[31]
Otomí	Estado de México	Kjú tha	Lost ear	[32]
Nahua	Tlaxcala	Cuitlacoche	Excrement	[33]
Náhuatl	Hidalgo	Kjod kja	Corn fungus	[34]
Tepéhua	Hidalgo	Búas	Excrement	[35]
Otomí	Hidalgo	Kjo thä, kjo ra mancha	Corn fungus, cornfield fungus, ear fungus	[36]
Pjiekakjoo	Estado de México	Nchjo pa	Cornfield fungus	Inedit
Purépecha	Michoacan	Terékua poxi	Corn fungus	[37]
Nahua	Puebla	Tacatzazamazlat	Excrement fungus	[38]
Wixaritari	Jalisco	Ku’u	Corn fungus	[39]
Tarahumara	Chihuahua	Weko wiwara	Corn fungus	[36]
Rarámuri	Chihuahua	Witáchori	Excrement	[40]
Tepehuan	Durango	Jaroi o jurá	Heart	[36]
Pima	Sonora	Nanha	Corn smut	[40]