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Hechtia nivea I.Ramírez & C.F.Jiménez

Publ: Phytotaxa 178 (2): 122-125 (2014)

Type: MEXICO. Oaxaca: Municipio San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán, 4.10 km al S de San Pedro Nodón, camino de terracería hacia San Miguel Huautla, matorral crasicaule [unpaved road to San Miguel Huautla, shrubland with succulent elements], 17°46’32.2”N, 97°07’58.3”W, 1740 m elevation, 21 Marzo 2013, Ramírez, Jiménez & Flores 1826b ♀ (holotype CICY; isotype MEXU).

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Distribution: MEXICO, Oaxaca

Habitat: It grows as a lithophyte on vertical walls or at the foothills in a area of low caducifolious forest, ca 1750 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the white indumentum of the leaves lending the plant a snowy aspect.

Hechtia nivea