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19/02/2026

𝘼𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙖 ‘Roberto Menescal’ (R. Zornig) 🍃

17/02/2026

𝙃𝙤𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙤-𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙞 E.Gross, Rauh & Leme 🍃

12/02/2026

🔓 • 2026 :: mixtecana (Bromeliaceae: Hechtioideae) • A from Oaxaca, Mexico
novataxa.blogspot.com/2026/02/hechtia.html
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/njb.05137 🔓

Botanical explorations carried out in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, led to the discovery of a new : Hechtia mixtecana, which is here described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with the morphologically similar Hechtia fragilis, Hechtia lyman-smithii, and Hechtia minuta. Hechtia mixtecana differs from these taxa by the orientation of the leaves (ascending to divaricate), by the architecture of the staminate (twice branched) and pistillate inflorescences (once to twice branched), and by the length of the primary branches of the pistillate inflorescence (15–28 cm). A complete morphological description, images, and a geographic distribution map of the new species are included, as well as a list of examined specimens.

Hechtia mixtecana Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr. sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to and honours the Mixtec culture from Mexico. One of the regions occupied by the ethnic group is located in northwestern Oaxaca, the area in which the type locality of the new species is found.




R. A. Hernández- Cárdenas, A. Espejo- Serna, et al. 2026. Nordic Journal of Botany.
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/njb.05137 [02 February 2026]

12/02/2026

𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙪𝙢 ‘Mauve Mist F2’ (TG) 🍃

12/02/2026

10/02/2026

𝙉𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖 ‘Pontal’ (B. Weber*) 🍃

06/02/2026

𝘿𝙮𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙖 𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙞 Rauh 🍃

06/02/2026

• 2025 :: vallis-colcaensis (Bromeliaceae: Puyoideae) • A from the Peruvian
novataxa.blogspot.com/2026/01/puya.html
DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.683.1.8
Researchgate.net/publication/388487988

A new Puya species, Puya vallis-colcaensis ( , Puyopsis), that inhabits the high Andean region of in southern Peru, is described and illustrated. This species has greenish-black petals, a compound inflorescence with branches measuring 11–15 cm long, floral bracts that turn dark when dry, and sepals with dense stellate trichomes, carinate toward the apex. This species was locally mistaken for the similar P. weberbaueri, but a comparative and detailed analysis of its morphology reveals that it should be considered a new taxon.


Puya vallis-colcaensis Treviño & Gouda, sp. nov.

Etymology:—The specific epithet refers to the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world. In this placethis species reaches large numbers and is well distributed, being one of the characteristic species of this territory.



I. F. TREVIÑO-ZEVALLOS, E. J. GOUDA, et al. 2025. . 683(1); 72-78.
DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.683.1.8 [2025-01-29]
Researchgate.net/publication/388487988

06/02/2026

🔓 • 2026 :: mixtecana (Bromeliaceae: Hechtioideae) • A from Oaxaca, Mexico
novataxa.blogspot.com/2026/02/hechtia.html
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/njb.05137 🔓

Botanical explorations carried out in the state of , Mexico, led to the discovery of a new : Hechtia mixtecana,which is here described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with the morphologically similar Hechtia fragilis, Hechtia lyman-smithii, and Hechtia minuta. Hechtia mixtecana differs from these taxa by the orientation of the leaves (ascending to divaricate), by the architecture of the staminate (twice branched) and pistillate inflorescences (once to twice branched), and by the length of the primary branches of the pistillate inflorescence (15–28 cm). A complete morphological description, images, and a geographic distribution map of the new species are included, as well as a list of examined specimens.

Hechtia mixtecana Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr. sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to and honours the Mixtec culture from Mexico. One of the regions occupied by the ethnic group is located in northwestern Oaxaca, the area in which the type locality of the new species is found.



R. A. Hernández-Cárdenas, A. Espejo-Serna, et al. 2026. Nordic Journal of Botany.
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/njb.05137 [02 February 2026]

03/02/2026

Orthophytum gurkenii ‘Warren Loose’ 🍃

30/01/2026

Aechmea ‘Pilfered’ (C. Skotak) 🍃

27/01/2026

Aechmea chantinii ‘Black’ 🍃