Clade Monocots Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Subfamily Agavoideae | |
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Similar Beschorneria, Hesperaloe parviflora, Furcraea, Hesperaloe, Dasylirion | ||
Mexican lily beschorneria yuccoides jukka p lmalilja hitabeltisplanta gar sk laplanta
Beschorneria yuccoides is a species of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.
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- Mexican lily beschorneria yuccoides jukka p lmalilja hitabeltisplanta gar sk laplanta
- Yucca leaved beschorneria beschorneria yuccoides p lmalilja gar sk laplanta skrautbl m
- Etymology
- Subspecies
- Description
- Distribution
- References
Yucca leaved beschorneria beschorneria yuccoides p lmalilja gar sk laplanta skrautbl m
Etymology
The epithet yuccoides derives from the botanical name of the genus Yucca and the suffix oides meaning "likeness" derived from a Greek word.
Subspecies
Description
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.
Distribution
Beschorneria yuccoides is present in Mexico, 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.
