Beschorneria

<i>Beschorneria</i>

Beschorneria

Genus of flowering plants belonging to the agave, yucca, and Joshua tree subfamily

Beschorneria is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae,[2] native to semi-arid areas of Mexico and Central America.[3][4] They are generally large evergreen perennials forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). Marginally hardy, they may require winter protection in areas subject to frost.

Species[3]
  1. Beschorneria albiflora Matuda - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
  2. Beschorneria calcicola A.García-Mendoza - Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz
  3. Beschorneria dubia Carrière - Tamaulipas
  4. Beschorneria rigida Rose - Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Puebla
  5. Beschorneria septentrionalis A.García Mendoza - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
  6. Beschorneria tubiflora (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Kunth - San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
  7. Beschorneria wrightii Hook.f - México State
  8. Beschorneria yuccoides K.Koch - Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz
formerly included

Quick Facts Beschorneria, Scientific classification ...

Three names have been coined using the name Beschorneria (B. floribunda, B. multiflora, and B. parmentieri), all referring to the species now known as Furcraea parmentieri.[3][5] See Furcraea.

References

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  1. [1]
    Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1850. Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 5: 844-845 in Latin
  2. [2]
    Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae
  3. [3]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. [4]
    RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  5. [5]
    García-Mendoza, Abisaí Josué. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de Furcraea (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México 66: 113–129


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