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Hechtia subalata L.B.Sm.

Publ: Contrib. Gray Herb. 117: 15 pl. 1 fig. 29 (1937)

Type: MEXICO: Durango, Sierra Madre, August 13, 1897, J. N. Rose 3467 fruits (holotype, US; photograph and fruits, GH). EPITYPE (designated here): MEXICO: Zacatecas: Municipio Valparaíso, 1 km SE del Puente Tepetatita, 26 km W de Huejuquilla el Alto rumbo a San Juan Capistrano, 22°40’36.1’’N, 104°03’03.3’’W, 1078 m, matorral xerófilo con Prosopis, Jatropha, Croton, Myrtillocactus, originally collected May 27, 2015 by P. Carrillo-Reyes, J.L. Tapia, C.J. Ramírez-Díaz and I. Ramírez; flowering in cultivation in 2019, I. Ramírez et al. 2430♂ (epitype CICY; isoepitypes, IBUG, MEXU)

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Distribution: MEXICO: Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas

Habitat: saxicolous growing on rocky slopes, within tropical dry forest, xerophytic shrubland and ecotones between those vegetation types, 800–1300 m. Elev.

Phenology: Staminate plants have been collected in January, March, August, October and November; female flowers are documented during May, August, October, and November; while fruits have been collected during April, May, August, and November.

Hechtia subalata