Lophophora williamsii, planta suculenta de la familia Cactaceae y comúnmente llamada “peyote”, tiene importancia antropológica (etnohistórica) como recurso botánico fundamental de cohesión, de distintos y numerosos grupos indígenas de México y los Estados Unidos de América. Dentro de la práctica experimental y clínica de la siquiatría, el uso de la...
The chemical and physico-chemical composition of the red pigment from the cactus fruit Escontria chiotilla has not been properly studied so far. This cactus, which produces a red pulp fruit, is grown in the southeast arid zone of Mexico called Mixteca Baja Oaxaqueña. Therefore, this work deals with the partial...
In Cactaceae, the interception of photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) differs among opposite sides of the stem, determining the availability of resources for reproduction, since it has been suggested that there is no translocation of resources between ribs. It has been shown that the production of reproductive structures in columnar cacti...
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus (Lem.) K. Schum., is a threatened and endemic species of Mexico. Features life story of Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus are presented from a demographic and reproductive view this work. In the population Barrio Don Lucas, the population density was 0.03 ind/m² , while the density in the study plots was...
Stenocereus pruinosus y S. stellatus son dos especies de cactáceas columnares que cecen en el centro de México, han sido utilizadas por los humanos desde tiempos prehispánicos y en la actualidad ambas están sujetas a tres formas distintas de manejo: silvestre, manejo in situ y cultivo, las cuales representa un...