BEAUCARNEA HIRIARTIAE

Author:
Luis G. Hernández Sandoval, 1992
Family:
NOLINACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Acta Bot. Mex. 18: 25 (1992)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
1,5 Metres
Height:
8 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:

This member of the Nolinaceae family was given this name by Luis Gerardo Hernández Sandoval in 1992. It is found in Guerero in Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to a meter and a half in diameter, the entire plant to four or even six centimetres in height. The flowers are white to pale yellow.

The genera name after Monsieur Beaucarne, a Belgian succulent plant grower who first collected flowers of the genera. The species name honours Patricia Hiriart-Valencia (1947–1991), a Mexican botanist. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Nolinaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.

Flower
White - Pale Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum