''Hechtia'' is a

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of plants in the

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Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...

, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

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, and

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/ref> The genus is named for

Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the c ...

(1771–1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia. Except for '' H. gayorum'', the plants of this genus are

dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

Species

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Hechtia aquamarina ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' I.Ramírez & C.F.Jiménez - Puebla * ''

Hechtia argentea ''Hechtia argentea'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is border ...

'' Baker - Querétaro * ''

Hechtia bracteata ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Mez - Citlaltépetl (Puebla + Veracruz) * ''

Hechtia caerulea ''Hechtia caerulea'' is a plant species in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico. References * caerulea ''Caerulea'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a small genus with only two species. *'' Cae ...

'' (Matuda)

L.B.Sm. Lyman Bradford Smith (September 11, 1904 – May 4, 1997) was an American botanist. Smith was born in Winchester, Massachusetts. He studied botany during the 1920s at Harvard University and received his PhD from Harvard in 1930. Between 1928 a ...

- San Luis Potosí, México State, Guerrero * ''

Hechtia capituligera ''Hechtia capituligera'' is a plant species in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered ...

'' Mez - San Luis Potosí * ''

Hechtia carlsoniae ''Hechtia carlsoniae'' is a plant species in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered t ...

'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Guerrero * ''

Hechtia caudata ''Hechtia caudata'' is a plant species in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico. References * caudata The Caudata are a group of amphibians containing the extant salamanders (Urodela) and all extinct species of amphibia ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia caulescens ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' López-Ferr., Espejo & Mart.-Correa - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia chichinautzensis ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Morelos * ''

Hechtia colossa ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Puebla, Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia complanata ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Burt-Utley - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia confusa ''Hechtia confusa'' is a plant species in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to t ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia conzattiana ''Hechtia conzattiana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia dichroantha ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Juliu ...

'' Donnell Smith - Guatemala, Honduras * ''

Hechtia edulis ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' I.Ramírez, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Chihuahua * ''

Hechtia elliptica ''Hechtia elliptica'' is a plant species in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Coahuila * ''

Hechtia epigyna ''Hechtia epigyna'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered t ...

'' Harms - Tamaulipas, Hidalgo * ''

Hechtia fosteriana ''Hechtia fosteriana'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordere ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia fragilis ''Hechtia fragilis'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered ...

'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Puebla, Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia galeottii ''Hechtia galeottii'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is Endemism, endemic to Mexico. References

* Hechtia, galeottii Flora of Mexico {{Bromeliad-stub ...

'' Mez - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia gayorum ''Hechtia gayorum'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia'' and is the only monoecious species within the genus. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the ...

'' L.W.Lenz - Baja California Sur * ''

Hechtia glabra ''Hechtia glabra'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

'' Brandegee - Veracruz * ''

Hechtia glauca ''Hechtia glauca'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Michoacán * ''

Hechtia glomerata ''Hechtia glomerata'', commonly known as guapilla, is a species of bromeliad that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern porti ...

'' Zucc. - from Texas to Guatemala * ''

Hechtia guatemalensis ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Juliu ...

'' Mez - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua * ''

Hechtia gypsophila ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad ...

'' López-Ferr., Espejo & Hern.-Cárdenas - Oaxaca * '' Hechtia hintoniana'' Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - México State, Michoacán * ''

Hechtia iltisii ''Hechtia iltisii'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered t ...

'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Jalisco * ''

Hechtia isthmusiana ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Burt-Utley - Oaxaca * '' Hechtia ixtlanensis'' Burt-Utley - Oaxaca * '' Hechtia jaliscana'' L.B.Sm. - Jalisco * ''

Hechtia laevis ''Hechtia laevis'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Colima * ''

Hechtia lanata ''Hechtia lanata'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia laxissima ''Hechtia laxissima'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Michoacán * ''

Hechtia lepidophylla ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' I.Ramírez - Querétaro, Hidalgo * ''

Hechtia lundelliorum ''Hechtia lundelliorum'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is borde ...

'' L.B.Sm. - San Luis Potosí * ''

Hechtia lyman-smithii ''Hechtia lyman-smithii'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bord ...

'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia malvernii ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Gilmartin - Honduras * ''

Hechtia marnier-lapostollei ''Hechtia marnier-lapostollei'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is ...

'' L.B.Sm. - México State, Oaxaca * '' Hechtia matudae'' L.B.Sm. - Morelos * ''

Hechtia melanocarpa ''Hechtia melanocarpa'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is border ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Guerrero * ''

Hechtia mexicana ''Hechtia mexicana'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí * ''

Hechtia michoacana ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Michoacán * ''

Hechtia minuta ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conr ...

'' Hern-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia montana ''Hechtia montana'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico. The Latin specific epithet ''montana'' refers to mountains or coming from mountains. The plant is used as a traditional food source in Sonora ...

'' Brandegee - Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa * ''

Hechtia mooreana ''Hechtia mooreana'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia'', endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms t ...

'' L.B.Smith - Guerrero * ''

Hechtia myriantha ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Mez - Veracruz * ''

Hechtia nuusaviorum ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' Espejo & López-Ferrari - Oaxaca * '' Hechtia oaxacana'' Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia pedicellata ''Hechtia pedicellata'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is border ...

'' S.Watson - Jalisco * '' Hechtia perotensis'' I.Ramírez & Martínez-Correa - Puebla * ''

Hechtia podantha ''Hechtia podantha'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered ...

'' Mez - Coahuila, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla * ''

Hechtia pretiosa ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ' ...

'' Espejo & López-Ferrari - Guanajuato * ''

Hechtia pringlei ''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...

'' B.L.Rob. & Greenm. - Oaxaca * '' Hechtia pueblensis'' Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Puebla * ''

Hechtia pumila ''Hechtia pumila'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

'' Burt-Utley & J. Utley - Guerrero * '' Hechtia purpusii'' Brandegee - Veracruz * ''

Hechtia reflexa ''Hechtia reflexa'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered t ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Michoacán, Guerrero * ''

Hechtia reticulata ''Hechtia reticulata'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is border ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Colima * '' Hechtia rosea'' E.Morren ex Baker - Hidalgo, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas * ''

Hechtia roseana ''Hechtia roseana'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered t ...

'' L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca * ''

Hechtia schottii ''Hechtia schottii'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is ...

'' Baker ex Hemsley - Campeche, Yucatán * ''

Hechtia sphaeroblasta ''Hechtia sphaeroblasta'' is a species of bromeliad plant that is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the ...

'' B.L.Rob. - Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla * '' Hechtia stenopetala'' Klotzsch - Hidalgo, Veracruz * ''

Hechtia suaveolens ''Hechtia suaveolens'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Hechtia''. This species was described in 1896 from a herbarium specimen of unknown origin, probably Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a co ...

'' E. Morren ex Mez - home range unknown; probably extinct * '' Hechtia subalata'' L.B.Smith - Durango, Nayarit * ''

Hechtia texensis ''Hechtia texensis'', commonly known as Texas false agave, is a species of bromeliad that is native to the Trans-Pecos of Texas in the United States and northeastern Mexico ( Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas , image_map = Zacateca ...

'' S.Watson - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas, Texas * '' Hechtia tillandsioides'' (André) L.B.Sm. - Hidalgo, México State * '' Hechtia zamudioi'' Espejo, López-Ferrari & I.Ramírez - Querétaro

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