Yucca brevifolia

Yucca brevifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Sectio: Yucca sect. Clistocarpa
Species: Yucca brevifolia

Name

Yucca brevifolia Engelm. (1871)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts.: 170. 1917.
  • Sarcoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Linding., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 50(1): 446. 1933.

• Heterotypic
  • Clistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 41. 1902.
  • Yucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 3: 163. 1892.
  • Yucca brevifolia f. herbertii J.M.Webber, Agric. Monogr. U.S.D.A. 17: 32. 1953.
  • Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii (J.M.Webber) Hochstätter, Succulenta (Netherlands) 80: 267. 2001.
  • Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegeriana (McKelvey) Hochstätter, Succulenta (Netherlands) 80: 267. 2001.
  • Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii (J.M.Webber) Munz, Aliso 4: 88. 1958.
  • Yucca brevifolia var. jaegeriana McKelvey, J. Arnold Arbor. 16: 269. 1935.
  • Yucca draconis var. arborescens Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4(5; 4): 147. 1857.
  • Yucca jaegeriana (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz, Aliso 24: 99. 2007.

Notes

• Homonym
  • Yucca brevifolia Schott ex Trel. (1902) = Yucca baccata var. brevifolia L.D.Benson & Darrow

References

• Engelmann, G. 1871. Botany (Fortieth Parallel): 496.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Yucca brevifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Dec 05. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Joshua tree
español: Izote de desierto
suomi: Joosuanjukka, joosuanpuu
Tiếng Việt: Cây Joshua

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