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Hechtioideae
''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and the United States (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 Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is .... Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Hechtia'': *'' Hechtia anarosae'' *'' Hechtia aquamarina'' - Puebla *'' Hechtia argentea'' - Querétaro *'' Hechtia bracteata'' - Citlaltépetl (Puebla + Veracruz) *'' Hechtia capituligera'' - San Luis Potosí, México State, Guerrero *'' Hechtia carlsoniae'' - Guerrero *'' ...
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Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, '' Pitcairnia feliciana''. It is among the basal families within the Poales and is the only family within the order that has septal nectaries and inferior ovaries.Judd, Walter S. Plant systematics a phylogenetic approach. 3rd ed. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2007. These inferior ovaries characterize the Bromelioideae, a subfamily of the Bromeliaceae. The family includes both epiphytes, such as Spanish moss ('' Tillandsia usneoides''), and terrestrial species, such as the pineapple ('' Ananas comosus''). Many bromeliads are able to store water in a structure formed by their tightly overlapping leaf bases. However, the family is diverse enough to include the tank bromeliads, grey-leaved epiphyte ''Tillandsia'' species tha ...
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Hechtia Guatemalensis
''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and the United States (Texas). The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht (1771–1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia. Except for ''Hechtia gayorum, H. gayorum'', the plants of this genus are dioecious. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Hechtia'': *''Hechtia anarosae'' *''Hechtia aquamarina'' - Puebla *''Hechtia argentea'' - Querétaro *''Hechtia bracteata'' - Citlaltépetl (Puebla + Veracruz) *''Hechtia capituligera'' - San Luis Potosí, México State, Guerrero *''Hechtia carlsoniae'' - Guerrero *''Hechtia carrilloi'' *''Hechtia caudata'' - Oaxaca *''Hechtia caulescens'' - Oaxaca *''Hechtia chichinautzensis'' - Morelos *''Hechtia colossa'' - Puebla, Oaxaca *''Hechtia complanata'' - Oaxaca *''Hechtia confusa'' - Oaxa ...
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Hechtia Bracteata
''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and the United States (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. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Hechtia'': *'' Hechtia anarosae'' *'' Hechtia aquamarina'' - Puebla *'' Hechtia argentea'' - Querétaro *'' Hechtia bracteata'' - Citlaltépetl (Puebla + Veracruz) *'' Hechtia capituligera'' - San Luis Potosí, México State, Guerrero *'' Hechtia carlsoniae'' - Guerrero *'' Hechtia carrilloi'' *''Hechtia caudata'' - Oaxaca *'' Hechtia caulescens'' - Oaxaca *'' Hechtia chichinautzensis'' - Morelos *''Hechtia colossa'' - Puebla, Oaxaca *''Hechtia complanata'' - Oaxaca *''Hechtia confusa'' - Oaxaca *''Hechtia conzattian ...
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