''Hechtia'' is a
genus
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of plants in the
family
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Bromeliaceae
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, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to
Mexico
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,
Central America
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, and
Texas
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The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht (1771–1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia.dioecious
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.
Species
* '' Hechtia aquamarina'' I.Ramírez & C.F.Jiménez - Puebla
* '' Hechtia argentea'' Baker - Querétaro
* '' Hechtia bracteata'' Mez - Citlaltépetl (Puebla + Veracruz)
* ''Hechtia caerulea
''Hechtia caerulea'' 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 ...
'' (Matuda) L.B.Sm. - San Luis Potosí, México State, Guerrero
* '' Hechtia capituligera'' Mez - San Luis Potosí
* '' Hechtia carlsoniae'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Guerrero
* '' Hechtia caudata'' L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia caulescens'' López-Ferr., Espejo & Mart.-Correa - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia chichinautzensis'' Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Morelos
* '' Hechtia colossa'' Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Puebla, Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia complanata'' Burt-Utley - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia confusa'' L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia conzattiana'' L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia dichroantha'' Donnell Smith - Guatemala, Honduras
* '' Hechtia edulis'' I.Ramírez, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Chihuahua
* '' Hechtia elliptica'' L.B.Sm. - Coahuila
* '' Hechtia epigyna'' Harms - Tamaulipas, Hidalgo
* '' Hechtia fosteriana'' L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia fragilis'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Puebla, Oaxaca
* ''Hechtia galeottii
''Hechtia galeottii'' 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 - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia gayorum'' L.W.Lenz - Baja California Sur
* '' Hechtia glabra'' Brandegee - Veracruz
* '' Hechtia glauca'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Michoacán
* '' Hechtia glomerata'' Zucc. - from Texas to Guatemala
* '' Hechtia guatemalensis'' Mez - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua
* '' Hechtia gypsophila'' López-Ferr., Espejo & Hern.-Cárdenas - Oaxaca
* ''Hechtia hintoniana
''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. - México State, Michoacán
* '' Hechtia iltisii'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Jalisco
* '' Hechtia isthmusiana'' Burt-Utley - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia ixtlanensis'' Burt-Utley - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia jaliscana'' L.B.Sm. - Jalisco
* '' Hechtia laevis'' L.B.Sm. - Colima
* '' Hechtia lanata'' L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia laxissima'' L.B.Sm. - Michoacán
* '' Hechtia lepidophylla'' 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'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia malvernii'' Gilmartin - Honduras
* '' Hechtia marnier-lapostollei'' L.B.Sm. - México State, Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia matudae'' L.B.Sm. - Morelos
* '' Hechtia melanocarpa'' L.B.Sm. - Guerrero
* '' Hechtia mexicana'' L.B.Sm. - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
* '' Hechtia michoacana'' Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Michoacán
* '' Hechtia minuta'' Hern-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia montana'' Brandegee - Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa
* '' Hechtia mooreana'' L.B.Smith - Guerrero
* '' Hechtia myriantha'' 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'' S.Watson - Jalisco
* '' Hechtia perotensis'' I.Ramírez & Martínez-Correa - Puebla
* '' Hechtia podantha'' 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.
The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conra ...
'' Espejo & López-Ferrari - Guanajuato
* '' Hechtia pringlei'' 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'' L.B.Sm. - Michoacán, Guerrero
* '' Hechtia reticulata'' L.B.Sm. - Colima
* '' Hechtia rosea'' E.Morren ex Baker - Hidalgo, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
* '' Hechtia roseana'' L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca
* '' Hechtia schottii'' Baker ex Hemsley - Campeche, Yucatán
* '' Hechtia sphaeroblasta'' B.L.Rob. - Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla
* '' Hechtia stenopetala'' Klotzsch - Hidalgo, Veracruz
* '' Hechtia suaveolens'' E. Morren ex Mez - home range unknown; probably extinct
* '' Hechtia subalata'' L.B.Smith - Durango, Nayarit
* '' Hechtia texensis'' S.Watson - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas, Texas
* '' Hechtia tillandsioides'' (André) L.B.Sm. - Hidalgo, México State
* '' Hechtia zamudioi'' Espejo, López-Ferrari & I.Ramírez - Querétaro
References
External links
BSI Genera Gallery
photos
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Bromeliaceae genera
Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch
Dioecious plants