Hesperaloe funifera(K.Koch) Trel.
First published in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 36 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Texas to Mexico (Coahuila, N. Nuevo León). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Synonyms
Has 3 Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Agave funifera (K.Koch) Lem. inIll. Hort. 11(Misc.): 65 (1864)
- Yucca funifera K.Koch inBelgique Hort. 12: 132 (1862)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Hesperaloe davyi Baker f. inBull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 226 (1898)
Classification
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumStreptophyta
- ClassEquisetopsida
- SubclassMagnoliidae
- OrderAsparagales
- Family
- Genus
- SpeciesHesperaloe funifera
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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
- Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
- Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pringle, C.G. [3911] Mexico | K001306850 | Yes | |||
| [L. Mortola] [s.n.] | K002170390 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom | K002170389 | Yes | |||
| Palmer, E. [1312] Mexico | K001306848 | Yes | |||
| Brown, N.E. [s.n.] | K002170392 | Yes | |||
| Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [187] Mexico | K001306849 | Yes | |||
| Mortola, L.; Ventimiglia; Hanbury, T. [s.n.] | K002170391 | Yes | |||
| Davy, J., Burtt [s.n.] United States | Hesperaloe davyi | K000644181 | Type | Yes | |
| Davy, J., Burtt [s.n.] United States | Hesperaloe davyi | K000644182 | Type | Yes |
Sources
Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
- Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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