Beschorneria

Beschorneria
Beschorneria albiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Beschorneria
Kunth[1]

Beschorneria is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae,[2] native to semi-arid areas of Mexico and Central America.[3][4] They are generally large evergreen perennials forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). Marginally hardy, they may require winter protection in areas subject to frost.

Species[3]
  1. Beschorneria albiflora Matuda - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
  2. Beschorneria calcicola A.García-Mendoza - Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz
  3. Beschorneria dubia Carrière - Tamaulipas
  4. Beschorneria rigida Rose - Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Puebla
  5. Beschorneria septentrionalis A.García Mendoza - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
  6. Beschorneria tubiflora (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Kunth - San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
  7. Beschorneria wrightii Hook.f - México State
  8. Beschorneria yuccoides K.Koch - Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz
formerly included

Three names have been coined using the name Beschorneria (B. floribunda, B. multiflora, and B. parmentieri), all referring to the species now known as Furcraea parmentieri.[3][5] See Furcraea.

References

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  1. ^ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1850. Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 5: 844-845 in Latin
  2. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae
  3. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  5. ^ García-Mendoza, Abisaí Josué. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de Furcraea (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México 66: 113–129
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