Ramirez et al. 2013 (Article) Hechtia

A new species of Hechtia (Bromeliaceae) from southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico

Author(s):—I.M. Ramírez M., C.F. Jiménez Nah & J. Treviño Carreón

Publication:—Phytotaxa 112 (2): 33–42. (2013)

Abstract:—A new species of Hechtia from the Mexican State of Tamaulipas is herein proposed as new: Hechtia hernandez-sandovalii, which is known only from the municipality of Villa de Miquihuana in the southwestern portion of the state. The new species is easily recognized by the following combination of characters: its white cotton-like indument (turning brownish with age) on the branches, rachis, and peduncle of both staminate and pistillate inflorescences. The new taxon is compared with H. glomerata, a species morphologically similar.

Keywords:—Dioecy, endemism, Hechtia glomerata, IUCN, lateral inflorescence

Published names (1):

Hechtia hernandezsandovalii