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Rhamnaceae : The Buckthorn Family

To date 3 species of this family have been collected in the Oapan, Tetelcingo, and Ameyaltepec region. Two are members of the Zizyphus family and one of the Karwinskia family.

The following members of this family have been documented in sources consulted on Guerrero flora: Ceanothus coeruleus, Colubrina glomerata, Colubrina macrocarpa, Condalia sp., Karwinskia humboldtiana, Karwinskia mollis, Ziziphus acuminata, Ziziphus amole, Ziziphus mexicana, and Ziziphus pedunculata.

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List of Rhamnaceae species collected, with most common Nahuatl names

 
Genus species
 
Ameyaltepec
S. Agustín Oapan
S. Juan Tetelcingo
  Karwinskia humboldtiana (Roemer & Schulthes) Zucc.   tekuwtli tekohtli tekuwtle
  Zizyphus amole (Sessé & Moc.) M. C. Johnston   a:mo:hli ámó:hli de kuwi:skitl ahmo:hli
  Zizyphus mexicana Rose   kuwi:skitl kuwi:skitl kuwi:skitl