Hechtia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht (1771–1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia. Except for H. gayorum, the plants of this genus are dioecious. Species Hechtia aquamarina I.Ramírez & C.F.Jiménez - Puebla Hechtia argentea Baker - Querétaro Hechtia bracteata Mez - Citlaltépetl (Puebla + Veracruz) Hechtia caerulea (Matuda) L.B.Sm. - San Luis Potosí, México State, Guerrero Hechtia capituligera Mez - San Luis Potosí Hechtia carlsoniae Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Guerrero Hechtia caudata L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca Hechtia caulescens López-Ferr., Espejo & Mart.-Correa - Oaxaca Hechtia chichinautzensis Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Morelos Hechtia colossa Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Puebla, Oaxaca Hechtia complanata Burt-Utley - Oaxaca Hechtia confusa L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca Hechtia conzattiana L.B.Sm. - Puebla, Oaxaca Hechtia dichroantha Donnell Smith - Guatemala, Honduras Hechtia edulis I.Ramírez, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Chihuahua Hechtia elliptica L.B.Sm. - Coahuila Hechtia epigyna Harms - Tamaulipas, Hidalgo Hechtia fosteriana L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca Hechtia fragilis Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Puebla, Oaxaca Hechtia galeottii Mez - Oaxaca Hechtia gayorum L.W.Lenz - Baja California Sur Hechtia glabra Brandegee - Veracruz Hechtia glauca Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Michoacán Hechtia glomerata Zucc. - from Texas to Guatemala Hechtia guatemalensis Mez - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua Hechtia gypsophila López-Ferr., Espejo & Hern.-Cárdenas - Oaxaca Hechtia hintoniana Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - México State, Michoacán Hechtia iltisii Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Jalisco Hechtia isthmusiana Burt-Utley - Oaxaca Hechtia ixtlanensis Burt-Utley - Oaxaca Hechtia jaliscana L.B.Sm. - Jalisco Hechtia laevis L.B.Sm. - Colima Hechtia lanata L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca Hechtia laxissima L.B.Sm. - Michoacán Hechtia lepidophylla I.Ramírez - Querétaro, Hidalgo Hechtia lundelliorum L.B.Sm. - San Luis Potosí Hechtia lyman-smithii Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Oaxaca Hechtia malvernii Gilmartin - Honduras Hechtia marnier-lapostollei L.B.Sm. - México State, Oaxaca Hechtia matudae L.B.Sm. - Morelos Hechtia melanocarpa L.B.Sm. - Guerrero Hechtia mexicana L.B.Sm. - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí Hechtia michoacana Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Michoacán Hechtia minuta Hern-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Oaxaca Hechtia montana Brandegee - Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa Hechtia mooreana L.B.Smith - Guerrero Hechtia myriantha Mez - Veracruz Hechtia nuusaviorum Espejo & López-Ferrari - Oaxaca Hechtia oaxacana Burt-Utley, Utley & García-Mend. - Oaxaca Hechtia pedicellata S.Watson - Jalisco Hechtia perotensis I.Ramírez &