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Hechtia iltisii Burt-Utley & Utley

Publ: Brittonia 45: 222-5. (1993)

Type: MEXICO. Jalisco: rock outcrops, thorn scrub vegetation, 280-300 m, 12 Jan 1987, male & female, Utley & Utley 7703 Holotype: MEXU; Isotype: DUKE, MICH, MO, NY, US, WIS [to be distributed]).

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Distribution: MEXICO; Jalisco,

Habitat: rock outcrops, thorn scrub vegetation,, 280-300 m. Elev.

Etymology: Hechtia iltisii is named in honor of Dr. Hugh Iltis, Director of the Herbarium at the University of Wisconsin. During his distinguished career, Dr. Iltis has had an active interest in the flora of the Sierra de Manantlan (Jalisco), as well as in the origins of maize. Dr. Iltis, with Dr. Mike Nee, first collected this species and brought it to our attention.

Hechtia iltisii