genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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'', meanin ...
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''. This family includes both ...
, 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 agaves ...
,
native
Native may refer to:
People
* '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood
* '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Nat ...
to semi-arid areas of
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...
perennials
In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...
forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to . Marginally
hardy
Hardy may refer to:
People
* Hardy (surname)
* Hardy (given name)
* Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica
* Mount Hardy, Enderby Land
* Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island
* Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands
Australia
* Hardy, ...
, they may require winter protection in areas subject to frost.
;Species
# '' Beschorneria albiflora'' Matuda - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
# '' Beschorneria calcicola'' A.García-Mendoza - Oaxaca
# '' Beschorneria carolinae'' Jimeno-Sevilla & García-Gutiérrez - Veracruz
# '' Beschorneria dubia'' Carrière - Tamaulipas
# '' Beschorneria rigida'' Rose - Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Puebla
# '' Beschorneria septentrionalis'' A.García Mendoza - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
# '' Beschorneria starrii'' Davis - Puebla, Veracruz
# '' 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 (biology), family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Af ...