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Yucca aloifolia L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 319 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Asparagales
family
Asparagaceae
genus
Yucca
species
Yucca aloifolia

Name

Synonyms
Dracaena lenneana Regel
Sarcoyucca aloifolia (L.) Linding.
Yucca aliofolia L.
Yucca aloifolia f. arcuata (Haw.) Voss
Yucca aloifolia f. conspicua (Haw.) Engelm.
Yucca aloifolia f. conspicua (Haw.) Trel.
Yucca aloifolia f. crenulata (Haw.) Voss
Yucca aloifolia f. draconis (L.) Voss
Yucca aloifolia f. genuina Engelm.
Yucca aloifolia f. marginata (J.Bommer) Trel.
Yucca aloifolia f. menandii Trel.
Yucca aloifolia f. purpurea (Baker) Trel.
Yucca aloifolia f. tenuifolia (Haw.) Trel.
Yucca aloifolia f. tenuifolia (Haw.) Voss
Yucca aloifolia f. tricolor (J.Bommer) Trel.
Yucca aloifolia subsp. arcuata (Haw.) Trel.
Yucca aloifolia subsp. conspicua (Haw.) Engelm.
Yucca aloifolia subsp. crenulata (Haw.) Voss
Yucca aloifolia subsp. draconis (L.) Engelm.
Yucca aloifolia subsp. flexifolia J.Bommer
Homonyms
Yucca aloifolia L.
Yucca aloifolia Torr.
Common names
Izote Kukil in Spanish
Jucca in Italian
Spanish-bayonet in English
Spanish-dagger in English
Yucca in French
aloe yucca in English
aloe yucca in English
bayonnette in French
dagger plant in language.
daggerplant in English
graue Palmlilie in German
iuca in Portuguese
iúca in Portuguese
tandpalmlilja in Swedish
yuca in Spanish
yucca in English
Spanish Bayonet in English
Spanish Bayonet in English
Aloe Yucca in English
Dagger Plant in English
Palma China in Spanish
Spaanse bajonet in Afrikaans
Spanish bayonet in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Atta-Alla, H.; Van Staden, J. (1997). Micropropagation and establishment of Yucca aloifolia. <em>Plant cell, tissue and organ culture.</em> 48.3: 209-212.
  2. Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  3. Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Stockholm.
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