Burt-Utley et al. 2011 (Article) Hechtia

Contributions toward a revision of Hechtia (Bromeliaceae, Pitcairnioideae). I. New and noteworthy species of Hechtia from Mexico.

Author(s):—K. Burt-Utley, J.F. Utley & A. García-Mendoza

Publication:—Phytoneuron 59: 1–17. (2011)

Abstract:—Hechtia hintoniana Burt-Utley, Utley, & García-Mendoza, Hechtia michoacana Burt-Utley, Utley, & García-Mendoza, Hechtia oaxacana Burt-Utley, Utley, & García-Mendoza, and Hechtia pueblensis Burt-Utley, Utley, & García-Mendoza are described as new, illustrated, and discussed, while H. sphaeroblasta B.L. Robinson is reinterpreted. The taxonomic status of three species, H. bracteata Mez (syn. H. confusa L.B. Smith), H. texensis L.B. Smith (syns. H. elliptica L.B. Smith
and H. zacatacae L.B. Smith), and H. glomerata (syn. H. mexicana L.B. Smith), are evaluated. Hechtia tehuacana B.L. Robinson is lectotypified and its continued status as a heterotypic synonym of H. podantha Mez is discussed.

Keywords:—Bromeliaceae, Hechtia, México, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla.

Published names (4):

Hechtia hintoniana
Hechtia michoacana
Hechtia oaxacana
Hechtia pueblensis

Taxonomy:—Hechtia confusa treated as a synonym of H.bracteata (p.14).—Hechtia elliptica Treated as a synonym of Hechtia texensis S. Watson (p.16-17).—Hechtia mexicana Treated as a synonym of Hechtia glomerata Zucch. (p.16).—Hechtia zacatecae treated as a synonym of Hechtia texensis (p.16-17).