Architectural and morphological variation of Hintonia latiflora (Rubiaceae) in relation to bark
harvest and environmental factors. Hintonia latiflora is a rare ecologically and economically
important species from the Tropical Deciduous Forest of the Balsas Basin, Mexico, whose
bark is traded as medicinal. Debarking practices have modified the shape of plants, their
architecture and morphometry; but it is unknown if some topographic and edaphic factors
may also influence in these attributes. Here we propose that the ecological conditions of this …