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TABLE 1 in Hechtia atlantica sp. nov. (Bromeliaceae), a new species from Veracruz, Mexico
Authors/Creators
- 1. Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología A. C., Xalapa, Veracruz 91073 (Mexico) rodrigo. hernandez @ inecol. mx Herbario Metropolitano, Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de Mexico 09310 (Mexico) aes @ xanum. uam. mx (corresponding author) arlf @ xanum. uam. mx
- 2. Herbario Metropolitano, Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de Mexico 09310 (Mexico) aes @ xanum. uam. mx (corresponding author) arlf @ xanum. uam. mx
- 3. Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91073 Xalapa, Veracruz (Mexico) sophialara 482 @ gmail. com
- 4. 5155 Ewing St., San Diego, California (United States) siekkinenar @ gmail. com
Description
TABLE 1. — Comparative characteristics of Hechtia atlantica Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr., sp. nov., H. myriantha Mez and H. schottii Baker.
| Characters | H. atlantica Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr., sp. nov. | H. myriantha Mez | H. schottii Baker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosettes | Acaulescent; 50-60 ×40-70 cm; cespitose | Caulescent; 100-150× c. 100 cm; solitary | Acaulescent; 100-150 × c. 100 cm; cespitose |
| Flowering plant height (cm) | 150-250 | 350 or more | 200-250 |
| Leaf sheath size (cm) | 10-13× 12-16 | 5.5-6 ×9.5-11.5 | 4-5 × 4-5 |
| Leaf blade size (cm) | 50-60× 8.5-10 | 100-170 ×2.5-6.5 | 50-100×3.4-4.5 |
| Staminate plants (J) | |||
| Inflorescences | twice branched | twice to thrice branched | twice to thrice branched |
| Inflorescences length (cm) | 170-190 | 150-350 | 100-180 |
| Primary branches number | 25-30 | 25-40 | 35-45 |
| Primary branches length (cm) | 15-25 | 8-40 | 9-45 |
| Primary bracts (cm) | 1-3.2 | 3.5-9.3 | 1.2-3.5 |
| Floral bracts | widely ovate, acuminate; 6-6.5× 4.5-5 mm | widely ovate to acuminate; 3-3.7 × c. 2.5 mm | widely ovate to widely oblong; 4-5 ×3.7-4.6 mm |
| Sepals | widely ovate, acuninate; 4.5-5× 3.5-4 mm | oblong to ovate, acute; c. 3× c. 2 mm | obovate to oblong to elliptic-ovate; 3.6-4.5 ×2.6-3.1 mm |
| Petals | widely ovate; 5-5.5×4-4.5 mm; lepidote | triangular; 3.5-4 ×2.5-3 mm; lepidote | obovate; 5.1–5.8×3-3.7 mm; glabrous |
| Pistillate plants (♀) | |||
| Inflorescences | twice branched | twice to thrice branched | twice branched |
| Inflorescences length (cm) | 100-190 | 100-350 | 100-150 |
| Primary branches number | 12-18 | 25-40 | 20-25 |
| Primary branches length (cm) | 8-25 | 10-36 | 7.5-23 |
| Floral bracts | 5.5-6 ×4.5-5 mm | 3.5-5× c. 2.5 mm | 3-5× 3.5-5 mm |
| Sepals | widely ovate to elliptic; 5.5-6 × 3-3.5 mm | elliptic; c. 3× c. 2 mm | ovate; 4.7-5×3-3.3 mm |
| Petals | widely ovate; 5-5.5 × 3.8-4.2 mm; lepidote | narrowly ovate to triangular; 3.6-4.3 × 2-2.5 mm; lepidote | widely ovate; 5.4–5.8 ×3.3-3.8 mm; glabrous |
| Ovary | 3.5-4 ×2.5-3 mm | 4-5 × c. 2 mm | c. 5 × c. 2 mm |
| Capsules | ovoid; 7-7.5 mm × 4-5 mm | ovoid to ellipsoid, 10-12 mm×6-7 mm | ovoid to ellipsoid; 7-8 mm ×5-6 mm |
| Flowering season | July to August | January to June | April to May |
| Geographical distribution | Endemic to Veracruz | Endemic to Veracruz | Endemic to Campeche and Yucatán |
Notes
Published as part of Hernández-Cárdenas, Rodrigo Alejandro, Espejo-Serna, Adolfo, López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa, Lara-Godínez, Sofía Ana Lucrecia & Siekkinen, Andrew, 2026, Hechtia atlantica sp. nov. (Bromeliaceae), a new species from Veracruz, Mexico, pp. 67 in Adansonia (3) 48 (9) on page 67, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2026v48a9, http://zenodo.org/record/20041463
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