Hechtia

Hechtia
Hechtia guatemalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Pitcairnioideae
Genus:	Hechtia Klotzsch
Synonyms
'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.

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

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