Flora of Southeast Mexico

Sisal (, Spanish: [siˈsal]; Agave sisalana) is a species of flowering plant native to southern Mexico, but widely cultivated and naturalized in many other countries. It yields a stiff leaf fiber used in making rope and various other products. The sisal fiber is traditionally used for rope and twine, and has many other uses, including cloth, footwear, hats, bags, carpets, geotextiles, and dartboards. It is also used as fiber reinforcements for composite fiberglass, rubber, and concrete products. Like other agaves, the pith of the leaves can be fermented and distilled to make mezcal. Sisal has

Sabal gretheriae is a species of palm tree that is endemic to the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It was described by Hermililo J. Quero in 1991. The specific epithet, "gretheriae", honors Rosaura Grether, a botanist who worked with Quero. It is very similar to the Mexican Palmetto (S. mexicana) and may be synonym of that species.

Passiflora yucatanensis is a rare species of passionflower, known only from the Mexican island of Cozumel, which has recently been introduced to horticulture.

Magnolia sharpii is a tree species of Magnolia from Chiapas, Mexico. It grows in wet tropical habitats.

Salvia chiapensis (Chiapas sage) is a herbaceous perennial native to the province of Chiapas, Mexico, growing between 7000 and 9500 feet elevation in cloud forests. It was introduced to horticulture in the 1980s, probably as a result of a collecting trip by the University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley. Chiapas sage grows about 1.5–2 feet (0.46–0.61 m) tall and wide, with several stems growing out of the rootstock. The 3-inch-long (76 mm) and 1.5-inch-wide (38 mm) elliptic-shaped leaves are ivy-green, glossy, and deeply veined, growing widely spaced along the stem. The flowers are

Epiphyllum chrysocardium (syn. Selenicereus chrysocardium) is an epiphytic cactus endemic to Mexico. It is sometimes called fern leaf cactus, or golden heart epiphyllum.

Lacandonia schismatica is a species of plant in the Triuridaceae family which has a symbiotic relationship with fungi, known as myco-heterotrophy. It is endemic to Lacandon Jungle in the State of Chiapas in southern Mexico. It is known from very few populations and is considered endangered by the researchers who investigate this species. It, and its recently discovered relation Lacandonia braziliana, are the only known flowering plants which in its natural population has a spatial inversion of the reproductive floral whorls (ie stamens and carpels): the two to four stamens are positioned

Epiphyllum laui is a cactus species native to Mexico and grown as an ornamental.

Tillandsia chiapensis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.

Anthurium clarinervium is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae native to Chiapas, Mexico. The Anthurium genus is known to contain approximately 1,000 species, resulting in one of the most diverse Central American tropical plant genera.

Nesomia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus is named in honor of American botanist Guy L. Nesom.

Hampea breedlovei is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Mexico.

Begonia mazae is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southeastern Mexico. In its tropical forest habitat it grows in extremely dense shade.

Wimmeria montana is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to Chiapas in southern Mexico.

Tillandsia klausii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.

Oreopanax dactylifolius is a shrub or small tree endemic to Mexico.

Maytenus stipitata is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Gongora seideliana is a species of orchid found in Mexico (Chiapas). It was described in 1852 by Ludwig Reichenbach and is very similar to G. truncata. According to Rudolf Jenny, Reichenbach erroneously named the same plant twice, so G. saccata is a synonym.

Cucurbita galeottii is a plant species of the genus Cucurbita. It is native to Oaxaca, Mexico. It has not been domesticated. There is very little known about this species. Nee reports that the species is a xerophyte and that Bailey only saw the species in photographs. It is only known from specimens that "lack roots, female flowers, fruits and seeds". The species was formally described by Alfred Cogniaux in 1881, in the third volume of Alphonse and Casimir de Candolle's Monographiæ Phanerogamarum. Cucurbita galeottii (ch'ako') is a wild form of squash with round or pear-shaped fruits similar

Carex distentiformis is a sedge that is native to southern parts of Mexico.

Agave kewensis, commonly known as Grijalva's agave, is a species of agave plant in the family Asparagaceae. It was described by Georg Albano von Jacobi (Prussian botanist) in 1866.

Wimmeria chiapensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Chiapas state in southern Mexico.

Trichilia chirriactensis is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Guatemala.

Stylosiphonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. The only species is Stylosiphonia glabra. Its native range is Southeastern Mexico.

Pitcairnia chiapensis is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Mexico.

Hymenocallis portamonetensis is a bulb-forming herb in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to the State of Chiapas in southern Mexico. The epithet refers to the type locale, along the Río Puerta Moneda in Chiapas.

Hymenocallis baumlii is a species of spider lily named in honor of botanist James Bauml. It is a bulb-forming perennial herb with showy white flowers. The species is known from the Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Yucatán and Campeche.

Hampea montebellensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a tree native to Chiapas state in southern Mexico.

Furcraea niquivilensis is a plant species native to Chiapas, Mexico. Furcraea niquivilensisis a monocarpic shrub with a trunk up to 3 m tall, 40 cm in diameter. It produces a rosette of up to 150 leaves. Each leaf is lanceolate to sword-shaped, up to 210 cm long, 14 cm across, armed with sharp curved prickles up to 8 mm long along the margins. Flowering stalks can reach a height of 9 m, bearing a large panicle of greenish-white flowers.

Enriquebeltrania crenatifolia is a plant species of the family Euphorbiaceae endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico (States of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán).