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Hechtia rubicunda Lopez-Ferrari & Espejo

Publ: Acta Bot. Mex. 107: 153-164 (2014)

Type: MEXICO, Oaxaca, distrito de Yautepec, municipio de Santa Maria Ecatepec, canada del rio Hondo, selva baja caducifolia en canada, 16°25'27" N, 95°49'27" W, 526 m s.n.m., 3.V.2008, N. Martinez-Correa, A. Espejo, A. R. Lopez-Ferrari, J. Ceja, A. Mendoza R. y J. Garcia-Cruz 116, planta femenina (Holotipo: UAMIZ(x10); Isotipo: IEB(x3)) (Figs. 3 A, B y 4 A).

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Distribution: Mexico: Oaxaca (Yautepec)

Habitat: Grows on ridges and slopes of igneous rocks forming extensive colonies of many isolated individuals, 500 - 850 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the yellowish red of the plants (figs. 1 and 2) of the species.

Phenology: Flowers from April to May.

Hechtia rubicunda