Hechtia

Hechtia
Hechtia guatemalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Pitcairnioideae
Genus:	Hechtia Klotzsch
Synonyms[1][2]
'Bakerantha L.B.Sm. Bakeria André 1889, illegitimate homonym, not Seem. 1864 Niveophyllum Matuda

Hechtia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht (1771–1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia.^[7] Except for H. gayorum, the plants of this genus are dioecious.

Species

1. Hechtia aquamarina I.Ramírez & C.F.Jiménez - Puebla
2. Hechtia argentea Baker - Querétaro
3. Hechtia bracteata Mez - Citlaltépetl (Puebla + Veracruz)
4. Hechtia caerulea (Matuda) L.B.Sm. - San Luis Potosí, México State, Guerrero
5. Hechtia capituligera Mez - San Luis Potosí
6. Hechtia carlsoniae Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Guerrero
7. Hechtia caudata L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca
8. Hechtia caulescens López-Ferr., Espejo & Mart.-Correa - Oaxaca
9. Hechtia chichinautzensis Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Morelos
10. Hechtia colossa Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Puebla, Oaxaca
11. Hechtia complanata Burt-Utley - Oaxaca
12. Hechtia confusa L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca
13. Hechtia conzattiana L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca
14. Hechtia dichroantha Donnell Smith - Guatemala, Honduras
15. Hechtia edulis I.Ramírez, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Chihuahua
16. Hechtia elliptica L.B.Sm. - Coahuila
17. Hechtia epigyna Harms - Tamaulipas, Hidalgo
18. Hechtia fosteriana L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca
19. Hechtia fragilis Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Puebla, Oaxaca
20. Hechtia galeottii Mez - Oaxaca
21. Hechtia gayorum L.W.Lenz - Baja California Sur
22. Hechtia glabra Brandegee - Veracruz
23. Hechtia glauca Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Michoacán
24. Hechtia glomerata Zucc. - from Texas to Guatemala
25. Hechtia guatemalensis Mez - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua
26. Hechtia hintoniana Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - México State, Michoacán
27. Hechtia iltisii Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Jalisco
28. Hechtia isthmusiana Burt-Utley - Oaxaca
29. Hechtia ixtlanensis Burt-Utley - Oaxaca
30. Hechtia jaliscana L.B.Sm. - Jalisco
31. Hechtia laevis L.B.Sm. - Colima
32. Hechtia lanata L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca
33. Hechtia laxissima L.B.Sm. - Michoacán
34. Hechtia lepidophylla I.Ramírez - Querétaro, Hidalgo
35. Hechtia lundelliorum L.B.Sm. - San Luis Potosí
36. Hechtia lyman-smithii Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Oaxaca
37. Hechtia malvernii Gilmartin - Honduras
38. Hechtia marnier-lapostollei L.B.Sm. - México State, Oaxaca
39. Hechtia matudae L.B.Sm. - Morelos
40. Hechtia melanocarpa L.B.Sm. - Guerrero
41. Hechtia mexicana L.B.Sm. - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
42. Hechtia michoacana Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Michoacán
43. Hechtia montana Brandegee - Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa
44. Hechtia mooreana L.B.Smith - Guerrero
45. Hechtia myriantha Mez - Veracruz
46. Hechtia nuusaviorum Espejo & López-Ferrari - Oaxaca
47. Hechtia oaxacana Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Oaxaca
48. Hechtia pedicellata S.Watson - Jalisco
49. Hechtia perotensis I.Ramírez & Martínez-Correa - Puebla
50. Hechtia podantha Mez - Coahuila, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla
51. Hechtia pretiosa Espejo & López-Ferrari - Guanajuato
52. Hechtia pringlei B.L.Rob. & Greenm. - Oaxaca
53. Hechtia pueblensis Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Puebla
54. Hechtia pumila Burt-Utley & J. Utley - Guerrero
55. Hechtia purpusii Brandegee - Veracruz
56. Hechtia reflexa L.B.Sm. - Michoacán, Guerrero
57. Hechtia reticulata L.B.Sm. - Colima
58. Hechtia rosea E.Morren ex Baker - Hidalgo, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
59. Hechtia roseana L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca
60. Hechtia schottii Baker ex Hemsley - Campeche, Yucatán
61. Hechtia sphaeroblasta B.L.Rob. - Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla
62. Hechtia stenopetala Klotzsch - Hidalgo, Veracruz
63. Hechtia suaveolens E. Morren ex Mez - home range unknown; probably extinct
64. Hechtia subalata L.B.Smith - Durango, Nayarit
65. Hechtia texensis S.Watson - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas, Texas
66. Hechtia tillandsioides (André) L.B.Sm. - Hidalgo, México State
67. Hechtia zamudioi Espejo, López-Ferrari & I.Ramírez - Querétaro

References

1. "Genus: Hecthia Klotzsch". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Burt-Utley, K. & J. F. Utley. 1987. Contributions toward a revision of Hechtia (Bromeliaceae). Brittonia 39(1): 37–43.
4. Burt-Utley, K., J. F. Utley & A. J. García-Mendoza. 2011. Contributions toward a revision of Hechtia (Bromeliaceae, Pitcairnioideae). I. New and noteworthy species of Hechtia from Mexico. Phytoneuron 2011–59: 1–17
5. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part I. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(1): 1–660
6. Flora of North America, Hechtia Klotzsch, Allgemeine Gartenzeitung. 3: 401. 1835.
7. Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.

External links

• BSI Genera Gallery photos
• "Hecthia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.