Hechtia

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Hechtia
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Hechtia guatemalensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Hechtioideae
Givnish
Genus: Hechtia
Klotzsch
Synonyms
  • Mesoamerantha I.Ramírez & K.Romero
  • Niveophyllum Matuda

Hechtia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species.[1][2] Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and the United States (Texas).[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht (1771–1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia.[9] Except for H. gayorum, the plants of this genus are dioecious.

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Hechtia:[10]

References

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  2. ^ Gouda, E.J. & Butcher, D. (cont. updated) A List of Accepted Bromeliaceae Names [http://bromeliad.nl/bromNames/]. University Botanic Gardens, Utrecht (accessed: 20-12-2019).
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Burt-Utley, K. & J. F. Utley. 1987. Contributions toward a revision of Hechtia (Bromeliaceae). Brittonia 39(1): 37–43.
  5. ^ Burt-Utley, K., J. F. Utley & A. J. García-Mendoza. 2011. Contributions toward a revision of Hechtia (Bromeliaceae, Pitcairnioideae). I. New and noteworthy species of Hechtia from Mexico. Phytoneuron 2011–59: 1–17
  6. ^ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part I. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(1): 1–660
  7. ^ Flora of North America, Hechtia Klotzsch, Allgemeine Gartenzeitung. 3: 401. 1835.
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