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Pitcairnia aleserratoae Gonz.-Rocha, López-Ferr. & Espejo |
Distribution: Mexico: Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla
Habitat: terrestrial or saxicolous on rocky walls and humid slopes in Quercus and tropical deciduous forests, 900-2000 m. Elev.
Etymology: The specific epithet honors Dra. Alejandra Serrato Díaz (1972–2021) (Fig. 4A), professor who was in charge of Divisional Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa. She always supported her students and contributed notably to the first author’s doctoral project, allowing that it was developed and concluded successfully
Phenology: The species flowers from September to December and bears mature fruits in December.