Asparagaceae
Beschorneria

Beschorneria yuccoides K.Koch

First published in Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 337 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, New Zealand North, New Zealand South

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Cantero, J.J. & al. (2016). Novedades para la flora de la Argentina. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 51: 183-207.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cantero, J.J. & al. (2016). Novedades para la flora de la Argentina. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 51: 183-207.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Mendoza, A.G.; Mérida, F. [1418] Mexico K000524839 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 K000524837 Lectotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002075203 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002075206 Yes
s.coll. [[6768]] Mexico K002170733 Yes
Mexico K000524842 Type Yes
Mexico K000524841 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K002075202 Yes
Chase, N.C. [3713] Zimbabwe K002075200 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002170734 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000524838 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002075205 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002075204 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] Kenya K002075199 Yes
Seldon, J. [H 327/63] Kenya K002075198 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images