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Bromeliaceae : The Pineapple Family

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The following members of this family have been documented in sources consulted on Guerrero flora: Hechtia glomerata, Hechtia melanocarpa, Hechtia mooreana, Hechtia pedicellata, Hechtia sp., Tillandsia achyrostachys, Tillandsia caput-medusae, Tillandsia circinatoides, Tillandsia fasciculata, Tillandsia ionantha, and Tillandsia schiedeana..

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List of Bromeliaceae species collected, with most common Nahuatl names

 
Genus species
 
Ameyaltepec
S. Agustín Oapan
S. Juan Tetelcingo
  Hechtia cf. mooreana L.B. Sm. [#052]*   (not named) mexkaltompistli mixkatompistle
  Hechtia cf. mooreana L.B. Sm. [#291]*   (not named) mexkaltompistli de wéweyak í:matlápal (not named)
  Tillandsia recurvata (L.) L.   pa:xtli (not named) (not named)
  Tillandsia cf. weberi L. Hromadnik & P. Schneider**   memexkaltsi:n de ipan kuhtli notla:lia (not named) mehmexkaltsi:n ipan kuwtle notla:lia

* according to H. Luther, the identification of #052 is more certain than that of #291.

** this is very similar to T. circinnatoides.