Current floristic and phytogeographic knowledge of Mexican Bromeliaceae

A current floristic and phytogeographic knowledge of native Mexican Bromeliaceae is presented. There are 22 genera of Bromeliaceae recorded from the country that include 326 species. The genus Ursulaea with 2 species is endemic to Mexico, while Hechtia with 48 of its 50 species has its principal cen...

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	Adolfo Espejo Serna, Ana Rosa López-Ferrari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 1998-09-01
Subjects:	Bromeliaceae Mexico Megamexico Mesoamerica Neotropic floristics phytogeography
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441998000300003