Bromeliaceae : The Pineapple Family [This page is being developed] 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.. |
List of Bromeliaceae species collected, with most common Nahuatl names
Genus species
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Ameyaltepec
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S. Agustín Oapan
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S. Juan Tetelcingo
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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.