Abstract

GARCIA-RUIZ, Ignacio; ESPEJO-SERNA, Adolfo  and  LOPEZ-FERRARI, Ana Rosa. Novelties of the Bromeliaceae family for the northwest of Michoacan, Mexico. Act. Bot. Mex [online]. 2014, n.107, pp.09-18. ISSN 2448-7589.

Hechtia purhepecha, a new species from Michoacán, Mexico is described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with H. laxissima, a species with similar characteristics. Tillandsia guenther-nolleri Ehlers, a taxon known until now only from Colima and Jalisco, is recorded for the first time for the state of Michoacán

Keywords : Bromeliaceae; Hechtia; Mexico; Michoacán; Tillandsia.