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Two new species of Hechtia (Bromeliaceae, Pitcairnioideae) from western Mexico

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Hechtia glauca andHechtia iltisii are described as new and illustrated. Among the Bromeliaceae H. glauca is unusual in its glabrous, glaucous leaf surfaces. Inflorescence and floral dimorphisms are discussed forH. glauca andH. iltisii. A key to species ofHechtia from Novo-Galiciana and adjacent parts of Michoacan is included.

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    Kathleen Burt-Utley & John F. Utley

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Burt-Utley, K., Utley, J.F. Two new species of Hechtia (Bromeliaceae, Pitcairnioideae) from western Mexico. Brittonia 45, 219–225 (1993). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807104

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