Hechtia rosea E.Morren ex Baker (1889)

Synonyms:

• Hechtia roezlii hort. ex Baker (1889)
• Bromelia desmetiana hort. ex Baker (1894)
• Dyckia desmetiana Baker (1894)
• Hechtia desmetiana Mez (1896)
• Hechtia meziana L.B.Sm. (1935)
• Hechtia macdougallii L.B.Sm. (1969)

Hechtia desmetiana Mez

Status: Synonym

Publ: DC. Monogr. Phan. in De Candolle, C. (ed.). Monographiae Phanerogamarum 9: 551 (1896)

Type: Peacock in Kew Hortus s n (K, photo, GH), 4 May 1893. Described from cultivation; origin unknown, but given as "Brazil" because the species was placed under Dyckia.

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Taxonomic Notes:

• Treated as a synonym of Hechtia rosea E. Morren ex Baker —See Espejo et al. 2004 p. 81