Hechtia
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| Hechtia | |
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| Hechtia guatemalensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pitcairnioideae |
| Genus: | Hechtia Klotzsch |
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Bakerantha L.B.Sm. |
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Hechtia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht (1771-1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia.[2] Except for H. gayorum, the plants of this genus are dioecious.
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- ^ "Genus: Hecthia Klotzsch". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?5444. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 193. ISBN 9780521866453. http://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC.
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