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Hechtia flexilifolia I.Ramírez & Carnevali

Publ: Phytotaxa 178 (2): 116-118 (2014)

Type: MEXICO. Oaxaca: Distrito de Tlaxiaco, Municipio Santiago Yosondúa, ca. 4 km después de Santiago de Yosondúa, rumbo a Yerba Santa, en las cascadas, riscos en bosque de pino-encino con algunos elementos mesófilos [ca. 4 km beyond Santiago de Yosondúa, toward Yerba Santa, by the waterfalls, cliffs with pine-oak forest with some mesophyll elements], 16° 50’ 43” N, 97° 34’ 52” W, 1990 m elevation, 1 July 2013, Ramírez & Carnevali 1868 ♂ (holotype CICY (x7)!; isotypes MEXU!, OAX!, SEL!, US!).

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Distribution: MEXICO. Oaxaca

Habitat: It grows as a lithophyte on steep or vertical rock walls, surrounded by humid forest, ca. 1970 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the flexible foliar blades, an unique feature in the genus in Oaxaca since the rest of the species have succulent, rigid, inflexible leaves

Hechtia flexilifolia