Asparagaceae
Dasylirion

Dasylirion longissimum Lem.

First published in Ill. Hort. 3(Misc.): 91 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (San Luis Potosí to Hidalgo). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northeast

Recorded in error in:

Mexico Gulf

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Bogler, D.J. (1995). Systematics of Dasylirion: Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 56: 69-76.
  • Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(6): 1-116. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bogler, D.J. (1995). Systematics of Dasylirion: Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 56: 69-76.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(6): 1-116. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K003735264 Yes
Nelson, E.W. [4480] Mexico K003735265 Yes
Watson, W. [s.n.] K003735266 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K003735267 Yes
K000524955 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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