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Taxon: Hechtia glomerata Zucc.

Genus: Hechtia
Family: Bromeliaceae subfamily: Hechtioideae.
Nomen number: 454998
Place of publication: Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3:240, t. 6. 1840
Name verified on: 19-Mar-2008 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-Nov-2012
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • guapilla   (Source: F NAmer ) – Spanish

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas [s.]
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas
    Southern Mexico: Mexico - Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico, Puebla, Queretaro
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Mesoamerica: Guatemala

References:

  • Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
  • Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:43.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14:597.
  • Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala.
More:

Check other web resources for Hechtia glomerata Zucc.:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?454998 (19 June 2013)

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