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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.
Hechtia argentea · Bakerantha caerulea · Hechtia capituligera · Hechtia carlsoniae · Hechtia caudata · Hechtia confusa · Hechtia conzattiana · Hechtia elliptica · Hechtia epigyna · Hechtia fosteriana · Hechtia fragilis · Hechtia galeottii
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