Hechtia caulescens López-Ferrari, Espejo & Martínez-Correa (Bromeliaceae), known from the states of Morelos, Puebla, and Oaxaca in Mexico, is described and illustrated. The new species is compared with H. stenopetala Klotzsch, from which it differs by its larger flowers and floral bracts, and by its twice-branched inflorescences.
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18 June 2009
Hechtia caulescens (Bromeliaceae), a New Species from Central Mexico
Ana Rosa López-Ferrari,
Adolfo Espejo-Serna,
Nancy Martínez-Correa
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 19 • No. 2
June 2009
Vol. 19 • No. 2
June 2009
Bromeliaceae
Hechtia
IUCN Red List
Mexico
Puebla