Yucca

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Sectiones: Y. sect. Chaenocarpa – Y. sect. Clistocarpa – Y. sect. Endlichiana – Y. sect. Hesperoyucca – Y. sect. Yucca

Species: Y. aloifolia – Y. angustissima – Y. arkansana – Y. baccata – Y. baileyi – Y. brevifolia – Y. campestris – Y. capensis – Y. carnerosana – Y. cernua – Y. coahuilensis – Y. constricta – Y. decipiens – Y. declinata – Y. de-smetiana – Y. elata – Y. endlichiana – Y. faxoniana – Y. filamentosa – Y. filifera – Y. flaccida – Y. gigantea – Y. glauca – Y. gloriosa – Y. grandiflora – Y. harrimaniae – Y. intermedia – Y. jaliscensis – Y. lacandonica – Y. linearifolia – Y. luminosa – Y. madrensis – Y. mixtecana – Y. muscipula – Y. necopina – Y. neomexicana – Y. pallida – Y. periculosa – Y. pinicola – Y. potosina – Y. queretaroensis – Y. quinnarjenii – Y. reverchonii – Y. rostrata – Y. rupicola – Y. schidigera – Y. sterilis – Y. tenuistyla – Y. thompsoniana – Y. treculeana – Y. utahensis – Y. valida

Artificial Nothospecies: Y. × andreana – Y. × karlsruhensis

Name

Yucca L., Sp. Pl. 1: 319 (1753).

Type species: Yucca aloifolia L.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Iuka Adans., Fam. 2: 567 (1763).
Heterotypic
- Codonocrinum Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 718 (1829).
  - Type species: Codonocrinum agavoides Willd. ex Schult.f.
- Clistoyucca (Engelm.) Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 41 (1902).
  - Type species: Clistoyucca arborescens Trel.
- Samuela Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 116 (1902).
  - Type species: non design.
- Sarcoyucca (Trel.) Linding., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 50(1): 446 (1933).
  - Type species: Sarcoyucca aloifolia (L.) Linding.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Hungary, Poland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - KwaZulu-Natal, Free State.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - ⧼East Aegean Islands, Turkey.⧽
⧼Continental: Asia-Tropical⧽
- ⧼Regional: Indian Subcontinent⧽
  - ⧼Bangladesh, Pakistan.⧽
⧼Continental: Australasia⧽
- ⧼Regional: Australia⧽
  - ⧼New South Wales, Queensland.⧽
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Montana, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Galápagos.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Uruguay.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 319. Reference page.

Additional references

Hochstätter, F. 2000. Yucca I – In the Southwest and Midwest of the USA, Canada and Baja California. Dehiscent-fruited species. Selbstverlag, Mannheim. ISBN 3-00-005946-6
Hochstätter, F. 2002. Yucca II – In the Southwest, Midwest and East of the USA. Indehiscent-fruited species. Selbstverlag, Mannheim. ISBN 3-00-009008-8
Hochstätter, F. 2004. Yucca III – Mexico. Indehiscent and dehiscent fruited species. Selbstverlag, Mannheim. ISBN 3-00-013124-8

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Yucca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 June 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Yucca. Published online. Accessed: June 22 2015.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Yucca. .
Tropicos.org 2015. Yucca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 June 2015.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Palmlilien
suomi: Jukat
հայերեն: Արմավաշուշան, ադամի ասեղ
русский: Юкка
svenska: Palmliljesläktet

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