Beaucarnea gracilis, Puebla, México

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Nolineae
Genus: Beaucarnea
Species: B. compacta – B. glassiana – B. goldmanii – B. gracilis – B. guatemalensis – B. hiriartiae – B. hookeri – B. olsonii – B. pliabilis – B. purpusii – B. recurvata – B. sanctomariana – B. stricta

Name

  • Beaucarnea Lem., Ill. Hort. 8: 59. 1861.

Synonyms

  • Pincenectitia Lem., Ill. Hort. 8 (Misc.): 48. (1861)
  • Calibanus Rose, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 10: 90 (1906)

Note:

  • Sometimes synonymised with Nolina but see Rojas-Piña et al., (2014)

References

  • Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. Beaucarnea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2000 Mar. 14. Reference page. 
  • International Plant Names Index. 2009. Beaucarnea. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2009.
  • Rojas-Piña, V., Olson, M.E., Alvarado-Cárdenas, L.O., & Eguiarte, L.E. (2014) Molecular phylogenetics and morphology of Beaucarnea (Ruscaceae) as distinct from Nolina, and the submersion of Calibanus into Beaucarnea. Taxon, 63(6), 1193-1211.
  • Walker, C. 2015. Beaucarnea updated. CactusWorld 33(4): 267–272 PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

magyar: Buzogányfa, elefántláb
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