Las bromeliáceas epífitas son uno de los grupos de plantas más amenazados por el cambio
climático global dada su alta sensibilidad a la variación ambiental. En esta revisión se …

We set out to test whether trichome and stomata variation in epiphytic bromeliads in the field
would support the hypothesis that trichomes confer protection from excess light, increase …

Agave species are a key component of the structure vegetation in the American drylands
and have various anthropogenic uses. Agave angustifolia subsp. tequilana is an …

Hechtia glomerata Zucc. is used both as a source of food and in ethnomedicine to treat
various diseases derived from bacterial infections such as bronchitis, laryngitis, nephritis …

Studies of metapopulations of epiphytic bromeliads have been useful to test dispersal
limitations and niche effects on the distribution of species, but most studies have been done …

Along subtropical and tropical coastlines, Tillandsia usneoides L.(Spanish moss) can
heavily cover tree crowns, altering the volume, timing and chemical composition of rainwater …

Juvenile plants of epiphytes such as bromeliads are highly prone to dehydration under
drought conditions. It is likely that young epiphytes evolved mostly metabolic strategies to …

El metabolismo ácido de las crasuláceas es una adaptación de algunas plantas a
condiciones de escasez de agua o bióxido de carbono y está relacionado con mecanismos …

In Mexico, plants with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) are part of the Mexican culture,
have different uses and are even emblematic. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of the …

Guzmania monostachia (L.) Rusby ex Mez is an epiphytic, rosette-shaped bromeliad that
displays variable degrees of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) along the leaf under …