Table 4.

Generic polytipic taxa represented by different species of Lauraceae

Zapotec name	Spanish name	Scientific name
Ya’a yexhs, ya ngud yexhs	Aguacate	Persea americana Mill.
Ya’a yexhs la nol, ya’a yexhs yii yab		Nectandra cuspidata Nees & Mart.
Ya’a yexhs ver	Aguacatillo	Ocotea atacta Lorea-Hern.
Ya’a yexhs xhol	Aguacatillo, palo guatoso	Persea aff. donnell-smithii Mez
Ya’a ngudyexhs que	Aguacate piedra	Persea nubigena L.O. Williams
Ya’a yexhs ngud kue tor	Aguacate de toro	Persea sp.
Ya’a yexhs nazi	Aguacate oloroso	Persea sp.
Ya’a yexhs conch		Persea sp.
Ya’a yexhs mes		Persea sp.
Ya’a yexhs nagus		Persea sp.
Ya’a yexhs yëg		Persea sp.

In this case, the generic term is a’a yexhs.