Beaucarnea hookeri

Beaucarnea hookeri

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Nolineae
Genus: Beaucarnea
Species: Beaucarnea hookeri

Name

Beaucarnea hookeri (Lem.) Baker 1872

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dasylirion hookeri Lem., Ill. Hort. 6(Misc.): 24 (1859).
• Homotypic
  • Calibanus hookeri (Lem.) Trel., Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 50: 426 (1911).
  • Nolina hookeri (Lem.) G.D.Rowley, Cact. Aventures 5: 3 (1990).
• Heterotypic
  • Dasylirion hartwegianum Hook., Bot. Mag. 85: t. 5099 (1859), nom. illeg.
  • Dasylirion caespitosum Scheidw., Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 4: 286 (1861).
  • Dasylirion flexile K.Koch, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1867(App. 1): 5 (1867).
  • Calibanus caespitosus (Scheidw.) Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 90 (1906).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baker, J.G., 1872. Journal of Botany 10: 327.
• Walker, C. 2015. Beaucarnea updated. CactusWorld 33(4): 267–272 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Beaucarnea hookeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Aug. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Beaucarnea hookeri. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 28 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Beaucarnea hookeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan. 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Vascular Plants of the Americas: Beaucarnea hookeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 26.

Vernacular names

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