Yacca (other)
Yacca may refer to: * Trees of the species ''Podocarpus purdieanus'' and '' Podocarpus coriaceus'', found in the West Indies * Plants of the '' Xanthorrhoea'' genus, found in Australia See also * Yucca, several plant species * Yaca (other) * Yacka (other) Yakka or yacka may refer to: * Yacka, South Australia, a settlement in South Australia * Yakka, common name for the grasstree ''Xanthorrhoea'' in South Australia * Yakka people (Lanka), a historic/mythical group of Sri Lanka * Yakka, a type of sp ...

Podocarpus Purdieanus
''Podocarpus purdieanus'' is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its common name is yacca, or St. Ann yacca. This tree makes valuable lumber, so it has been overharvested, resulting in its current fragmented population that is limited to central Jamaica. It grows in dense forest on limestone. It can be found amongst species such as '' Terminalia latifolia'', ''Cedrela odorata'', '' Calophyllum jacquinii'', and '' Pithecellobium alexandri''. The wood from this tree was especially good for building ship masts and the smaller trees are still used to make yam sticks. Other threats include mining, particularly of bauxite Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(O ..., and clearing of forest habitat for plantations and settlements. Referenc ...
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Podocarpus Coriaceus
''Podocarpus coriaceus'', commonly known as the yucca plum pine, is a species of conifer, an evergreen tree in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Description ''Podocarpus coriaceus'' is a small tree rarely exceeding in height. The bark is thick and smooth when young, growing fissured and flaky with age. The branches are spreading, and often contorted. The leathery leaves grow in opposite pairs and are up to long and wide. They have parallel sides and straight margins, the upper surface being dark green and the underside dull green. The pollen cones and seed cones grow in the axils of the leaves, the seed cones having short stalks and developing into succulent red fruits about , each containing a single seed. Distribution and habitat This tree is endemic to the West Indies where it has a unique distribution. It is found in the arc of islands from Trinidad to Hispaniola bu ...
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Xanthorrhoea
''Xanthorrhoea'' () is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants endemic to Australia. Species are known by the name grass tree. Description All are perennials and have a secondary thickening meristem in the stem. Many, but not all, species develop an above ground stem. The stem may take up to twenty years to emerge. Plants begin as a crown of rigid grass-like leaves, the caudex slowly growing beneath. The main stem or branches continue to develop beneath the crown, This is rough-surfaced, built from accumulated leaf-bases around the secondarily thickened trunk. The trunk is sometimes unbranched, some species will branch if the growing point is damaged, and others naturally grow numerous branches. Flowers are borne on a long spike above a bare section called a scape; the total length can be over three four metres long in some species. Flowering occurs in a distinct flowering period, which varies for each species, and often stimulated by bushfire. Fires will burn t ...
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Yucca
''Yucca'' is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry (arid) parts of the Americas and the Caribbean. Early reports of the species were confused with the cassava (''Manihot esculenta''). Consequently, Linnaeus mistakenly derived the generic name from the Taíno word for the latter, ''yuca''. The Aztecs living in Mexico since before the Spanish arrival, in Nahuatl, call the local yucca species ('' Yucca gigantea'') , which gave the Spanish . is also used for '' Yucca filifera''. Distribution The natural distribution range of the genus ''Yucca'' (49 species and 24 subspecies) covers a vast area of the Americas. The genus is represented throughout Mexico and extends into Guatemala ('' Yucca guatemalensis''). It also extends to the north throug ...
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Yaca (other)
Yaca may refer to: *''yaca'', the concept of a namesake in Fijian tradition * yacA, a gene See also * Yacas, a computer algebra system * Yacca (other) * Yacka (other) * Yaka (other) * IACA (other) IACA may refer to: * Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 * International Anti-Corruption Academy * International Association of Consulting Actuaries * International Association of Crime Analysts {{disambiguation ...