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Hechtia
Hechtia guatemalensis
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Hechtia

Species

Hechtia gayii
Hechtia marnier-lapostollei
Hechtia podantha
Hechtia rosea
Hechtia stenopetala
Hechtia texensis
Hechtia tillandsioides

Hechtia is a plant genus, containing around fifty species, and named after Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht. They are dioecious bromeliads, like the pineapple.