Beschorneria yuccoides is a species of succulent plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.
Etymology The epithet yuccoides is a compound of the botanical name of the genus Yucca and the Greek suffix -ό-εἶδος (o-eidos) oides meaning "likeness".Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg 2010, , S. 263.
Subspecies Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. dekosteriana (K.Koch) Govaerts
Description
Beschorneria yuccoides is a stemless plant with 20 to 35 linear, lanceolate, leathery leaves that are widened at their base. They are gray-green to green, about long and wide. The leaf margins are finely denticulate. The inflorescence reaches a height of , with a maximum of . The stem and the bract are red. The flowers are 40 to 50 mm long. The fruits are elongated to almost spherical, long and wide.RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136.
Distribution Beschorneria yuccoides is present in Mexico,Encyclopedia of Life in the states of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz, at an elevation of above sea level.
Cultivation This plant is not tolerant of severe freezes, and is best suited to warm, sheltered south- or west-facing places in full sun, where temperatures do not fall below . Alternatively, it can be grown under glass.
It grows outdoors at Earlscliffe, Howth, County Dublin, Ireland, at a latitude of 53.3º N, where it benefits from the unusually favourable microclimate.
In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
Biolib Urs Eggli The International Plant Names Index
External links
San Marcos Growers Cool Tropical Plants