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Taxon:  Beaucarnea gracilis Lem.



Summary
Genus:
Beaucarnea
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Nolinoideae
Nomen number:
401438
Place of publication:
Ill. Hort. 8(Misc.):61. 1861
Verified:
03/14/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Nolina gracilis (Lem.) Cif. & Giacom.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Beaucarnea oedipus Rose
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Reference(s)
  1. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  2. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Nolina gracilis (Lemaire) Cif. & Giacom.
  5. Rojas-Piña, V. et al. 2014. Molecular phylogenetics and morphology of Beaucarnea (Ruscaceae) as distinct from Nolina, and the submersion of Calibanus into Beaucarnea. Taxon 63:1193-1211.
  6. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401438. Accessed 11 May 2025.