Espejo et al. 2026 (Article) Hechtia, Mexico

Hechtia mixtecana sp. nov. (Hechtioideae; Bromeliaceae), from Oaxaca, Mexico

Author(s):—A. Espejo-Serna, R. Hernández-Cárdenas, A. Ferrari, S.A.L. Lara-Godínez & A. Siekkinen

Corresponding email:—aes@xanum.uam.mx

Publication:—Nordic Journal of Botany 2026: 1-12 (online). (2026) — DOI

Abstract:—Botanical explorations carried out in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, led to the discovery of a new Bromeliaceae: Hechtia mixtecana,which is here described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with the morphologically similar Hechtia fragilis, Hechtia lyman‐smithii, and Hechtia minuta. Hechtia mixtecana differs from these taxa by the orientation of the leaves (ascending to divaricate), by the architecture of the staminate (twice branched) and pistillate inflorescences (once to twice branched), and by the length of the primary branches of the pistillate inflorescence (15?28 cm). A complete morphological description, images, and a geographic distribution map of the new species are included, as well as a list of examined specimens.

Keywords:—Balsas Basin Province, endemism, monocots, Poales, Sierra Madre del Sur Province

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Hechtia mixtecana