Open AccessA novelty in the genus Hechtia (Hechtioideae, Bromeliaceae) from Jalisco, Mexico
Author(s) -
Alejandra Flores-Argüelles,
Ana Rosa LópezFerrari,
Adolfo EspejoSerna,
Ariosto Rafael Romero-Guzmán
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
phytotaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1179-3163
pISSN - 1179-3155
DOI - 10.11646/phytotaxa.414.2.2
Subject(s) - biology , bromeliaceae , taxon , petal , genus , botany , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , zoology
Hechtia ibugana a new species from the municipality of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, is described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with H. pretiosa and H. rosea, species that also present sepals and petals rose to reddish, as well as with H. iltisii and H. santanae, endemic species of the state of Jalisco, Mexico.