A note on the typification of Hechtia galeottii (Hechtioideae, Bromeliaceae)

Abstract

We explain why the lectotypification of Hechtia galeottii proposed by Smith & Downs is inaccurate and in serious conflict with the protologue and should be discarded. Accordingly, we propose a new lectotype and include a more detailed description of the species. © 2013 Magnolia Press.