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Sterculiaceae : The Cocoa Family
The following members of this family have been documented in sources consulted on Guerrero flora: Ayenia berlandieri, Ayenia mirandae, Ayenia ovata, Byttneria aculeata, Guazuma ulmifolia, Melochia corymbosa, Melochia glandulifera, Melochia tomentosa, Physodium dubium, Waltheria acapulcensis, Waltheria americana, Waltheria hirsuta, Waltheria preslii, and Waltheria pringlei. |
List of Sterculiaceae species collected, with most common Nahuatl names
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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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| Ayenia palmeri S. Wats. | tapakuloh de tlatla:katl | (not named) | tlako:tlachpa:nwa:stle de tlahtla:katl | ||
| Ayenia pusilla L. | tetekwa:nxiwtsi:ntli | (not named) | ahwiá:k xiwtle | ||
| Byttneria aculeata (Jacq.) Jacq. * | wistlako:tl | (not named) | (not named) | ||
| Melochia tomentosa L. [#90A] | tapakuloh | tlako:tlachpa:nwa:stli | tlako:tlachpa:nwa:stle | ||
| Waltheria aff. conzattii Standl. [#90A] | tapakuloh | tlako:tlachpa:nwa:stli | tlako:tlachpa:nwa:stle |
* there is another plant #205A, called in Ameyaltepec wistlako:tl, that has been tentatively identifed as Byttneria catalpifolia Jacq.