Asparagaceae
Hesperaloe

Hesperaloe funifera (K.Koch) Trel.

First published in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 36 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Texas to Mexico (Coahuila, N. Nuevo León). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northeast, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. 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?
Pringle, C.G. [3911] Mexico K001306850 Yes
[L. Mortola] [s.n.] K002170390 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170389 Yes
Palmer, E. [1312] Mexico K001306848 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K002170392 Yes
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [187] Mexico K001306849 Yes
Mortola, L.; Ventimiglia; Hanbury, T. [s.n.] K002170391 Yes
Davy, J., Burtt [s.n.] United States Hesperaloe davyi K000644181 Type Yes
Davy, J., Burtt [s.n.] United States Hesperaloe davyi K000644182 Type 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/
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