Beschorneria is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, native to semi-arid areas of Mexico and Central America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families They are generally large evergreen perennials forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to . Marginally hardy, they may require winter protection in areas subject to frost.
Species Beschorneria albiflora Matuda – Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras Beschorneria calcicola A.García-Mendoza – Oaxaca Beschorneria carolinae Jimeno-Sevilla & García-Gutiérrez – Veracruz Beschorneria dubia Carrière – Tamaulipas Beschorneria rigida Rose – Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Puebla Beschorneria septentrionalis A.García Mendoza – Tamaulipas, Nuevo León Beschorneria starrii Davis – Puebla, Veracruz Beschorneria tubiflora (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Kunth – San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo Beschorneria wrightii Hook.f – México State 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.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 See Furcraea.
References
Germplasm Resources Information Network: Beschorneria International Plant Names Index (IPNI)