Beschorneria yuccoides

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

Beschorneria yuccoides
Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Beschorneria
Species:
B. yuccoides
Binomial name
Beschorneria yuccoides
K.Koch

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
  • Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides
  • Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. dekosteriana (K.Koch) Govaerts

Description
Blooms of Beschorneria yuccoides

Beschorneria yuccoides is a stemless plant with 20 to 35 linear, lanceolate, leathery leaves that are widened at their base. They are gray-green to green, about 40–60 cm (16–24 in) long and 3.3–3.5 cm (1.3–1.4 in) wide. The leaf margins are finely denticulate. The inflorescence reaches a height of 100–180 cm (39–71 in), with a maximum of 320 cm (130 in). The stem and the bract are red. The flowers are 40 to 50 mm long. The fruits are elongated to almost spherical, 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) long and 15–25 mm (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 m (8,900–9,800 ft) above sea level.[5]

Cultivation

This plant is not tolerant of frosts, and is best suited to warm, sheltered south- or west-facing places in full sun, where temperatures do not fall below −5 °C (23 °F). Alternatively, it can be grown under glass.

It grows outdoors at Earlscliffe, Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland, at a latitude of 53.3º N, where it benefits from the unusually favourable microclimate.[6]

In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[7]

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. "Beschorneria yuccoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. Encyclopedia of Life
  5. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants
  6. "Plants that thrive at Earlscliffe'". Earlscliffe. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. "RHS Plantfinder - Beschorneria yuccoides". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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