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Taxon:  Yucca guatemalensis Baker



Summary
Genus:
Yucca
Section:
Yucca
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
411390
Place of publication:
W. W. Saunders, Refug. bot. 5: t. 313. 1872
Verified:
02/15/2007 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Yucca elephantipes Regel, nom. inval.
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Reference(s)
  1. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Yucca elephantipes Regel
  3. Hochstätter, F. & G. Hentzschel. 2004. Yucca III (Agavaceae): Mexico 38. Note: = Yucca elephantipes Regel
  4. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Yucca elephantipes
  5. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Common names
English
bluestem yucca –
giant yucca –
spineless yucca –
German
Riesen-Palmlilie –
Spanish (Mexico)
izote –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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=411390. Accessed 19 May 2025.