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Hechtia costalegrensis Flores-Arg., Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo, López-Ferr. & Rosales

Publ: Plant Ecology and Evolution 157(1): 21-25 figs 2, 3 (2024)

Type: MEXICO – Jalisco • La Huerta, Boca de Iguanas; 19°18’24.65”N, 104°49’13.79”W; 21 m; 21 Jul. 2022; R. Hernández-Cárdenas, A. Flores-Argüelles & S. Lara-Godínez 2626♂; holotype: UAMIZ [3 sheets].

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Distribution: MEXICO: Jalisco

Habitat: Terrestrial between rocks on southeast-facing rocky slopes exposed to sea breeze in tropical deciduous forest, 20-24 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the group of beaches, called Costalegre, located between Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and Manzanillo, Colima.

Phenology: The plants of H. costalegrensis bloom from July to August.

Hechtia costalegrensis