Beschorneria yuccoides

Beschorneria yuccoides
Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Beschorneria
Species: B. yuccoides
Binomial name
Beschorneria yuccoides
K.Koch

Beschorneria yuccoides is a species of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.

Etymology

The epithet yuccoides derives from the botanical name of the genus Yucca and the suffix oides meaning "likeness" derived from a Greek word.[1]

Subspecies

Description

Blooms of Beschorneria yuccoides

Beschorneria yuccoides is a stemless plant with 20 to 35 linear, lanceolate, leathery and widened at their base leaves. They are gray-green to green, about 40–60 centimetres (16–24 in) long and 3.3–3.5 centimetres (1.3–1.4 in) wide. The leaf margins are finely denticulate. The inflorescence reaches a height of 100–180 centimetres (39–71 in), with a maximum of 320 centimeters. The stem and the bract are red. The flowers are 40 to 50 millimeters long. The fruits are elongated to almost spherical, 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long and 15–25 millimetres (0.59–0.98 in) wide.[2][3]

Distribution

Beschorneria yuccoides is present in Mexico,[4] in the states of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz, at an elevation of 2,700–3,000 metres (8,900–9,800 ft) above sea level.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3, S. 263.
  2. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964
  3. ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network
  4. ↑ Encyclopedia of Life
  5. ↑ Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants

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