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Hechtia huamelulaensis I.Ramírez & Carnevali

Publ: Phytotaxa 178 (2): 119-122 (2014)

Type: MEXICO. Oaxaca: Municipio San Pedro Huamelula, desvío de la Carretera Federal 200 a San Pedro Huamelula, ca. 1 km, desde la carretera Salina Cruz a Pochutla, [deviation from federal road 200 to San Pedro Huamelula, ca. 1 km, from the road from Salina Cruz to Pochutla], 15° 59’ 44” N, 95º 39’ 57” W, 62 m elevation, originally collected in March 2011, blooming under cultivation, 2 Marzo 2013, Ramírez & Carnevali 1675c ♀ (holotype, CICY (x2)!).

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Distribution: MEXICO. Oaxaca

Habitat: It grows terrestrial in xerophytic vegetation, ca. 60 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet refers to the locality where the new species was collected, San Pedro Huamelula in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Hechtia huamelulaensis