Hechtia atlantica sp. nov. (Bromeliaceae), a new species from Veracruz, Mexico Author Hernández-Cárdenas, Rodrigo Alejandro 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 rodrigo.hernandez@inecol.mx Author Espejo-Serna, Adolfo 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 aes@xanum.uam.mx Author López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa 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 aes@xanum.uam.mx Author Lara-Godínez, Sofía Ana Lucrecia Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91073 Xalapa, Veracruz (Mexico) sophialara 482 @ gmail. com sophialara482@gmail.com Author Siekkinen, Andrew 5155 Ewing St., San Diego, California (United States) siekkinenar @ gmail. com siekkinenar@gmail.com text Adansonia 2026 3 2026-04-24 48 9 61 76 journal article 315140 10.5252/adansonia2026v48a9 510fc5e1-6d5c-4c0f-b4ff-440bd48c5f23 1639-4798 20041463

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