Sometimes late in the rainy season, at woods edges you see small trees with slender branches just bursting with pretty yellow blossoms, as shown below:
That's Bunchosia swartziana, which has no good English name, so I use the Maya name, Sip-ché. The tree is important in traditional Maya culture because of its healing powers. When you suffer under the influence of "evil winds," a shaman with a handful of Sip-ché branches can brush away your miseries. It "equalizes energies."
If you see Sip-ché, take the time to look closely at its flowers, which are quite elegant, as shown below:
