genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
succulent plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
s belonging to the
family
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Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, '' Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate ...
, subfamily
Agavoideae
Agavoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Agavaceae. The group includes many well-known desert and dry-zone types, such as the agave ...
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native
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to semi-arid areas of
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
and
Central America
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evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...
perennials
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...
forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to . Marginally hardy, they may require winter protection in areas subject to frost.
;Species
# '' Beschorneria albiflora'' Matuda - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
# '' Beschorneria calcicola'' A.García-Mendoza - Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz
# '' Beschorneria dubia'' Carrière - Tamaulipas
# '' Beschorneria rigida'' Rose - Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Puebla
# '' Beschorneria septentrionalis'' A.García Mendoza - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
# '' Beschorneria tubiflora'' (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Kunth - San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
# '' Beschorneria wrightii'' Hook.f - México State
# '' Beschorneria yuccoides'' K.Koch - Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz
;formerly included
Three names have been coined using the name ''Beschorneria (B. floribunda, B. multiflora,'' and ''B. parmentieri),'' all referring to the species now known as '' Furcraea parmentieri''.García-Mendoza, Abisaí Josué. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de ''Furcraea'' (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México 66: 113–129 See ''
Furcraea
''Furcraea'' is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United S ...