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Pitcairnia aleserratoae Gonz.-Rocha, López-Ferr. & Espejo

Publ: Phytotaxa 660(3): 207-211 fig. 1,3 (2024)

Type: MEXICO, Morelos: municipality of Puente de Ixtla, 3.7 km sobre la brecha Tilzapotla-El Salto, a partir de la carretera Tilzapotla- Coaxitlán, 18º28’0” N, 99º16’37’’ W, 1600 m, 10 November 2012, E. González-Rocha, A. Espejo & A.R. López-Ferrari 191 (holotype UAMIZ, isotypes IBUG, MEXU).

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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.

Pitcairnia aleserratoae