Yucca arizonica McKelvey

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 16: 270 (1935)
This name is a synonym of Yucca baccata var. brevifolia

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. [Cited as Yucca schottii.]
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. [Cited as Yucca baccata var. brevifolia.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F. [Cited as Yucca arizonica.]

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Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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