Hornung 2011 (Article) Tillandsia

Avances sobre Usos Etnobotánicos de las Bromeliaceae en Latinoamérica

Author(s):—C.T. Hornung L.

Corresponding email:—clauhl@gmail.com

Publication:—Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas 10(4): 297 - 314. (2011)

Abstract:—The bromeliads have been used by Latin American cultures since ancestral time until now. The goal of this work is update the bromeliads uses in Latin America summarizing personal observations and literature review. In this work are included 78 species of Bromeliaceae employed by humans and the ways that these plants are used in 19 countries in Latin America are described. The uses includes since ornamental, medicinal, alimentary, ceremonial, as well as to obtain fiber and textiles. The 42.3% of the species here mentioned, mostly of the Tillandsia genus, are used in ceremonial events.

Keywords:—Bromeliaceae, uses, ethnobotany, Latin America.