| Classification | Bromeliaceae: Hechtia | 
| Barcode(s) | 00246502 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | M. B. Foster | 
| Collector number | 1258 | 
| Country | Mexico | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico | 
| Locality | Canyon dos Zapolotes, State of Guerro | 
| Date Collected | 1935-06-** | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8276ab1f-c8a6-4fd3-b135-946e1bcae6ad | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00246502 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Bromeliaceae | 
| Type Status |  Holotype | 
| Holotype of |  Hechtia melanocarpa Lor. B. Smith | 
| Determination Remarks |  [filed under] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Hechtia melanocarpa Lor. B. Smith) Contr. Gray Herb. 1946. 161: 32. | 
| Family | Bromeliaceae | 
| Determination |  Hechtia melanocarpa Lor. B. Smith | 
| Determined by | K. Burt-Utley (NOLS) | 
| Determination Remarks |  [current name] | 
| Annotation Text | HOLOTYPE: 1 specimen on 3 sheets | 
| Family | Bromeliaceae | 
| Determination |  Hechtia melanocarpa Lor. B. Smith | 
| Determination Remarks |  [label name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Packet | 
| Preparation Method | Dried |