Hesperaloe

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Hesperaloe
Species: H. campanulata – H. chiangii – H. engelmannii – H. funifera – H. malacophylla – H. nocturna – H. parviflora – H. tenuifolia
Name

Hesperaloe Engelm., in S. Watson, U.S. Geol. Explor. 40th Parallel, Bot. 497. 1871.

Type species: Hesperaloe yuccifolia (A. Gray) Engelmann, which accepted as a synonym of Hesperaloe parviflora subsp. parvifolia
References

Engelmann, G., in S. Watson, 1871: Botany (Fortieth Parallel). 497.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hesperaloe in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Hesperaloe. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 09 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Hesperaloe in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 09.
Tropicos.org 2019. Hesperaloe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 09.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hesperaloe. .

Vernacular names

Hesperaloe (false yucca)[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.[1] It contains perennial yucca-like plants with long, narrow leaves produced in a basal rosette and flowers borne on long panicles or racemes. The species are native to the arid parts of Texas in the United States and Mexico and are sometimes cultivated as xerophytic ornamental plants.[3]

The genus name is derived from the Greek word έσπερος (hesperos), meaning "western," and aloe, which the plants resemble.[4]
Species

Accepted species:[5][6]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Hesperaloe campanulata G.Starr	Nuevo León
	Hesperaloe chiangii (G.D.Starr) B.L.Turner	San Luis Potosí
	Hesperaloe engelmannii Krauskopf ex Baker	Texas
	Hesperaloe funifera (K.Koch) Trel.	Coahuila, Nuevo León, Texas, Sonora, San Luis Potosí
	Hesperaloe malacophylla Hochstätter & Mart.-Aval.	Tamaulipas
	Hesperaloe nocturna Gentry	Sonora
	Hesperaloe parviflora (Torr.) J.M.Coult. – Red Yucca	Coahuila, Texas
	Hesperaloe tenuifolia G.Starr	Sonora

References

"Genus: Hesperaloe Engelm". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
"Hesperaloe". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 441, Hesperaloe Engelmann, Botany (Fortieth Parallel). 497. 1871.
Robbins, R. Laurie. "Hesperaloe Engelmann, Botany (Fortieth Parallel). 497. 1871". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
"GRIN Species Records of Hesperaloe". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
"Hesperaloe". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-08-11.