Yucca valida

datilillo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Subfamily:Agavoideae
Genus:Yucca
Species: Y. valida
Binomial name
Yucca valida
Brandegee
Synonyms[1]
  • Yucca × schottii var. valida (Brandegee) M.E. Jones
  • Sarcoyucca valida (Brandegee) Lindinger

Yucca valida is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa. The common name is datilillo.[2]

Yucca valida is a large, branched species up to 7 m (23 feet) tall. Leaves are rigid and lance-like, up to 35 cm (14 inches) long. Dead leaves hang onto the plant below the living leaves, forming a skirt around the trunk. Flowers are white, forming juicy, edible black fruits up to 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) long.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos Yucca valida
  2. ↑ Brandegee, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 2: 208, t. 11. 1889.
  3. ↑ W. Hodgson. Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert. University of Arizona Press.
  4. ↑ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
  5. ↑ San Diego Natural History Museum, Ocean Oasis Field Guide


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