Hechtia

Hechtia
Hechtia guatemalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Pitcairnioideae
Genus:	Hechtia Klotzsch
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Bakerantha L.B.Sm. Bakeria André Niveophyllum Matuda[1]

Hechtia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht (1771-1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia..^[2] Except for H. gayorum, the plants of this genus are dioecious.

Species

Hechtia argentea Baker Hechtia caerulea (Matuda) L.B.Sm. Hechtia capituligera Mez Hechtia carlsoniae Burt-Utley & J.Utley Hechtia caudata L.B.Sm. Hechtia confusa L.B.Sm. Hechtia conzattiana L.B.Sm. Hechtia dichroantha Donnell Smith Hechtia elliptica L.B.Sm. Hechtia epigyna Harms Hechtia fosteriana L.B.Sm. Hechtia fragilis Burt-Utley & J.Utley Hechtia galeottii Mez Hechtia gayorum L.W.Lenz Hechtia glabra Brandegee Hechtia glauca Burt-Utley & J.Utley Hechtia glomerata Zucc. Hechtia guatemalensis Mez

Hechtia iltisii Burt-Utley & J.Utley Hechtia jaliscana L.B.Sm. Hechtia laevis L.B.Sm. Hechtia lanata L.B.Sm. Hechtia laxissima L.B.Sm. Hechtia lindmanioides L.B.Sm. Hechtia lundelliorum L.B.Sm. Hechtia lyman-smithii Burt-Utley & J.Utley Hechtia malvernii Gilmartin Hechtia marnier-lapostollei L.B.Sm. Hechtia matudae L.B.Sm. Hechtia melanocarpa L.B.Sm. Hechtia mexicana L.B.Sm. Hechtia montana Brandegee Hechtia mooreana L.B.Smith Hechtia nuusaviorum Espejo & López-Ferrari Hechtia pedicellata S.Watson Hechtia perotensis I.Ramírez & Martínez-Correa

Hechtia podantha Mez Hechtia pretiosa Espejo & López-Ferrari Hechtia pumila Burt-Utley & J. Utley Hechtia reflexa L.B.Sm. Hechtia reticulata L.B.Sm. Hechtia rosea E.Morren ex Baker Hechtia roseana L.B.Sm. Hechtia schottii Baker ex Hemsley Hechtia sphaeroblasta B.L.Rob. Hechtia stenopetala Klotzsch Hechtia suaveolens E. Morren ex Mez Hechtia subalata L.B.Smith Hechtia texensis S.Watson Hechtia tillandsioides (André) L.B.Sm. Hechtia zacatecae L.B.Sm. Hechtia zamudioi Espejo, López-Ferrari & I.Ramírez

References

1. ^ "Genus: Hecthia Klotzsch". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?5444. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
2. ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 193. ISBN 9780521866453. http://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC. 

External links

• BSI Genera Gallery photos
• "Hecthia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=42344.