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Passifloraceae : The Passion-flower Family

To date two species of this family have been collected in the Oapan, San Juan Tetelcingo, and Ameyaltepec area, both belonging to the genera, Passiflora.

The following members of this family have been documented in sources consulted on Guerrero flora: Passiflora foetida, Passiflora mexicana, and Passiflora suberosa.

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List of Passifloraceae species collected, with most common Nahuatl names

 
Genus species
 
Ameyaltepec
S. Agustín Oapan
S. Juan Tetelcingo
  Passiflora foetida var. gossypiifolia (Ham.) Masters.   momoki:toh a:ketspaltomatl a:ketspaltomatl
  Passiflora mexicana Juss.   mama:xtlatsi:n / papantalo:ntsi:n / kakaltsontsi:n kákaso:ntsi:n / pápantaló:ntsi:n pahpantalo:ntsi:n de tlahtla:katl