Hesperoyucca whipplei

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Hesperoyucca
Species: Hesperoyucca whipplei

Name

Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 208 (1893).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Yucca whipplei Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 222. 1859.

• Homotypic
  • Yucca whipplei subsp. typica A.L.Haines, Madroño 6: 44. 1941, nom. inval.

• Heterotypic
  • Hesperoyucca peninsularis (McKelvey) Clary, Sida 19: 845. 2001.
  • Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 215. 1893.
  • Yucca californica Groenl., Rev. Hort., IV, 1858: 434. 1858, provisional synonym.
  • Yucca engelmannii Mast., Gard. Chron., n.s., 1880(2): 43. 1880.
  • Yucca graminifolia Alph.Wood, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1868: 167. 1868, nom. illeg.
  • Yucca nitida C.Wright ex W.Watson, Gard. Chron., III, 39: 154. 1906.
  • Yucca ortigiesiana Roezl, Belgique Hort. 1880: 51. 1880.
  • Yucca peninsularis McKelvey, Yuccas Southw. U.S. 2: 52. 1947.
  • Yucca whipplei f. graminifolia (Trel.) Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 1055. 1895.
  • Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa (M.E.Jones) A.L.Haines, Madroño 6: 34. 1941.
  • Yucca whipplei subsp. eremica Epling & A.L.Haines, Brittonia 9: 172. 1957.
  • Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia A.L.Haines, Madroño 6: 43. 1941.
  • Yucca whipplei subsp. parishii (M.E.Jones) A.L.Haines, Madroño 6: 44. 1941.
  • Yucca whipplei subsp. percursa A.L.Haines, Madroño 6: 43. 1941.
  • Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 15: 59. 1929.
  • Yucca whipplei var. intermedia (A.L.Haines) J.M.Webber, Agric. Monogr. U.S.D.A. 17: 34. 1953.
  • Yucca whipplei var. parishii M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 15: 59. 1929.
  • Yucca whipplei var. percursa (A.L.Haines) J.M.Webber, Agric. Monogr. U.S.D.A. 17: 35. 1953.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Trelease, W., 1893. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 208

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hesperoyucca whipplei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Hesperoyucca whipplei. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 10 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Hesperoyucca whipplei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

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