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Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.; volador, ki' is

Tree; leaves alternate, simple, palmately lobed and palmately veined, base cordate, margin entire, lobe apices acute to acuminate; fruits with a pair of helicopter-like wings.

Additional images:

• leaves (photographed at UADY Vetrinary School, Merida)
• leaves and fruit
• bark