Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Hechtia melanocarpa

Hechtia melanocarpa (Hechtia melanocarpa)
Photographed by hoferant on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Hechtia melanocarpa is a species in the genus Hechtia. This species is endemic to Mexico.

TaxonomyLiliopsida › Poales › Bromeliaceae
IUCN statusVulnerable (VU)
Local records0 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records25 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Hechtia melanocarpa (Hechtia melanocarpa) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/hechtia-melanocarpa/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.