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Hechtia elegans Siekkinen, Hern.-Cardenas, Lopez-Ferr. & Espejo

Publ: Syst. Bot. 45(3): 466- fig.1–2. (2020)

Type: MEXICO. Guerrero, municipio de M´artir de Cuilapan, en los alrededores del puente Xalostoc, sobre la autopista (95D) que va de Cuernavaca a Chilpancingo (17°53041.40N, 99°23028.20W), 972 m, June 27, 2019, A. Siekkinen & R. Hern´andez-C´ardenas 1472 (holotype: UAMIZ!).

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Distribution: MEXICO: Guerrero

Habitat: grows on rocky cliffs and vertical walls in tropical deciduous forests, ca 970 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the elegant and graceful appearance of the plants, in particular the inflorescences.

Hechtia elegans