13- 14.1.2.1

Hechtia rosamariae Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo and López-Ferr.

Publ: Nordic Journal of Botany 2023: 5-7 fig. 1, 3 (2023)

Type: México, Guerrero: municipio de Mártir de Cuilapan, camino de Mezcala a Tlamamacan, 17°54′56.1″N, 99°32′08.2″W, 482 m a.s.l., 12 July 2022, Hernández- Cárdenas and Lara-Godínez 2611♀ (Holotype: UAMIZ, Isotype: MEXU)

Search images on Permanent URL

Distribution: México: Guerrero

Habitat: it grows terrestrially in tropical deciduous forests, in colonies along the sides of the River, 480-750 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet honors Rosa María Fonseca Juárez, a botanical colleague and excellent friend, who has made important contributions to the knowledge of the flora and vegetation of the state of Guerrero, and in recognition of her constant work as editor of Flora of Guerrero, a project to which she has dedicated many years of her academic career

Phenology: Flowering occurs in June to August.

Hechtia rosamariae