Glimpses of the Botanical Diversity of the Valle de Tehuacán, Mexico Benjamin T. Wilder University of California, Riverside
Mar 22, 2016
Glimpses of the Botanical Diversity of the Valle de Tehuacán, Mexico
Benjamin T. WilderUniversity of California, Riverside
Cephalocereus columna-trajani
viejito
QuickTim e™ and a decompress or
are needed to see th is p icture.
Photo by Rebecca Wilder
Photosynthesis and Pseudocephalium
Zavala-Hurtado, Vite & Ezcurra 1998
Neobuxbaumia tetetzo
tetecho
Neobuxbaumia macrocephala
órgano de cabeza roja
Ferocactus robustus
Pachycereus hollianus baboso
Echinocactus platyacanthus
Biznaga, biznaga burra
Beaucarnea gracilis
NolineaceaePata de elefante, barrigón
Mammillaria
Coryphantha retusa
AreoleA reduced apical meristem derived from leaves, a short shoot
Hechtia sphaeroblasta
Agave sp. Dasylirion sp.
Cnidosculus tubulosusEuphorbiaceae
Mala mujer
Castela erecta Chapa amarga
Simaroubaceae
Male Female
Ayenia fruticosa
Cercidium praecox
Selaginella lepidophylla
siempreviva
Dry Season
Wet Season
La Cañada - Oaxaca
Pachycereus weberi
Cardón, candelabra, chico
Bursera
21 in the Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán,
4 endemics
Cut trunk of a Copal Bursera- see resin on edge of the wood
Copal for sell at a market in Guatemala
Cloud of incense during a procession during Semana Santa in Antigua, Guatemala
Thanks
Many Photos by Kathryn Larson
Phd student at University of Chicago
Questions