Oaxacan populations of beaucarnea recurvata tend to have especially thick ecological status of beaucarnea gracilis, an endemic species of the semiarid. Beaucarnea recurvata, commonly called ponytail palm, is an evergreen caudiciform shrub or tree that is native to semidesert areas of southeastern mexico, belize and guatemala where it typically grows to as much as 30 tall. Beaucarnea stricta, also known as elephants foot, forms a large trunk with a greatly inflated base, usually not branching when young and carrying dense rosettes of narrow, stiff, blue green leaves. Resembling an elephants foot, the greatly swollen base of the trunk caudex stores water just like a camels hump, enabling this plant to go dry. Growing in the protection of a twostory structure that faces the south east these in our gardens are protected from cold winter winds blowing in from the nw. Beaucarnea grows slowly at the best of times and although the plant will do ok in a slightly shady spot, it does need bright light for success. Beaucarnea recurvata aka beaucarnea guatmalensis beaucarnea recurvata is a large treelike evergreen caudiciform perennial with narrow, tough, grasslike long leaves arranged in recurved drooping tufts at the tops of branches. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. It has become popular in europe and worldwide as an ornamental plant. Flowers occasionally once plants mature and then in late spring or summer. Beaucarnea is a genus of flowering plants native to mexico and central america. Ideal growing in a mediterranean climate it is an extraordinarily beautiful and gracefully unique form. An exclamation point in the landscape, awardwinning beaucarnea recurvata ponytail palm is an evergreen shrub or tree forming a bulbous trunklike stem crowned with a dense rosette of long, downwardcurving, bright green, grassy leaves. It is a small tree or large shrublike succulent species with many slender, curving vertical stems, that emerge from a large beautiful globose woody base.
Genus beaucarnea are evergreen perennials, usually with a thickbarked, swollen caudex bearing a terminal rosette of tough, linear leaves, the margins often finely toothed or fibrous. This plant is not currently available for online ordering. Beaucarnea gracilis, nolina gracilis, mexican pony tail. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 300336 with original publication details. Base of the trunk is swollen with 3 foot long leaves that form clumps at the ends of the branches and droop down. Beaucarnea olsonii ruscaceae, a new species of ponytail palm.
We included ten species and two putative species of beau carnea, two species of calibanus, five species of dasylirion zucc. Travel the world with a few trees and shrubs, from chile with the stunning red flowers of embothrium coccineum to japan with sciadopitys verticillata, and taste the surprising american pawpaw. Ecological status of beaucarnea gracilis, an endemic species of the semiarid tehuacan valley agaves, yuccas, and related plants. It is an evergreen perennial growing up to 6m 20 feet with a noticeable expanded caudex, for the purpose of storing water, this plant being able to store. The enchanting smell of the coldhardy gardenia summer snow will also transport you. Mar 14, 2009 beaucarnea in world checklist of selected plant families. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. The geographical designations employed in this document do not imply the. Pdf molecular phylogenetics and morphology of beaucarnea. Over its thick stem base raises a thin stem and over this sits enthroned a thick leaf crown. It is an evergreen perennial growing up to 6m 20 feet with a noticeable expanded caudex, for the purpose of storing water, this plant being able to store a yearlong water supply in its bulbous trunk. Beaucarnea stricta is resistant to drought and moderate freezes.
This member of the nolinaceae family was first described by charles lemaire in 1861. In the apg iii classification system, it is placed in the family asparagaceae, subfamily nolinoideae formerly the family ruscaceae. Beaucarnea gracilis is an attractive member of the subfamily nolinaceae of the family asparagaceae native to partialdesert areas in mexico. One of the ponytail palms, although not a palm at all but in the. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. While it is not a true palm, the term elephants foot comes from the large caudex at its base that stores water, which makes it look like the foot of an elephant. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms arecaceae. In the apg iii classification system, it is placed in the family asparagaceae, subfamily nolinoideae formerly the family ruscaceae 2. The plant list includes 30 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus beaucarnea. Beaucarnea recurvata, nolina recurvata ponytail palm, pony tail, bottle palm, nolina, elephantfoot tree. Beaucarnea guatemalensis can grow up to 15 ft tall and the base may swell to 12 ft wide. Overall, beaucarnea recurvata care is pretty simple.
Where not winter hardy, it is commonly grown as a houseplant that over time will eventually rise to as much as 68 tall. Easy project, another plant you don t have to water you need a flower pot 14cm in diameter, approx. Nolina controversy, the boundary between beaucarnea and calibanus is an issue that has not yet been addressed. Beaucarnea gracilis, nolina gracilis mexican pony tail palm, sotolin. Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the beaucarnea gracilis group.
Beaucarnea recurvata, the elephants foot or ponytail palm, is a species of plant in the family asparagaceae, native to the states of tamaulipas, veracruz and san luis potosi in eastern mexico. Its name gracilis, meaning slender, is misleading, as its trunk is especially bulbous. Some authors consider beaucarnea a synonym of its close relative nolina, whereas others consider beaucarnea a distinct genus. Beaucarnea recurvata is a large treelike evergreen caudiciform perennial with narrow, tough, grasslike long leaves arranged in recurved drooping tufts at the tops of branches. Devil dogs so you are on a website where loyal members add hundreds of driver files every single day. Discover over 100 different palms, from the most basic trachycarpus fortunei to the hardiest, such as trachycarpus wagnerianus, or the stately jubaea chilensis, and the most soughtafter, like the legendary chinese trachycarpus princeps.
Beaucarnea gracilis a stem succulent from mexico, c. In late summer, numerous white flowers arranged in. Beaucarnea are easy to grow plants that are very popular as container plants, bonsai, or landscape specimens. In late summer, numerous white flowers arranged in panicles appear. The red ponytail has a smooth, branching trunk that forms a large, swollen, bottleshaped base, which increases its size as the plant matures. Media in category beaucarnea gracilisthe following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Beaucarnea gracilis lem it is a small tree or large shrublike succulent species with many slender, curving vertical stems, that emerge from a large beautiful globose woody base. Beaucarnea was first described as a genus by lemaire. Login or register free and only takes a few minutes to participate in this question. You can change the default program for pdf files to open it in a program thats more suitable and featurerich, such as acrobat reader dc or acrobat dc. The leaves grow in one plain when the plant is young. Beaucarnea guatemalensis, red ponytail plant, guatemala pony. Beaucarnea, or nolina as its sometimes called, is often known as the ponytail palm or elephants foot.
Nolinoideae mexican pony tail palm, sotolin origin. Pdf despite the economic importance and longstanding worldwide. It is having a hard time in the wild, since too many people are digging up the small plants to use them as ornamentals. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Like the other dryland species of the clade, the bark of b. J, beaucarnea gracilis lem k, beaucarnea stricta lem l, beaucarnea purpusii rose. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Associate pdf files to always open in reader or acrobat on. Beaucarnea gold star pp14,650 variegated bottle palm this variegated bottle palm, or pony tail palm as it is commonly called is not a palm at all but is actually a woody lily, more closely related to the agaves and yuccas. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Pdf ecological status of beaucarnea gracilis, an endemic. It prefers welldrained soil with little water and lots of sun. Because theyre native to sunny desert regions, ponytail palms flourish in bright light.
Ponytail palm, beaucarnea recurvata how to plant, care. The genus beaucarnea is in the family asparagaceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. Here we show that beaucarnea is a wellsupported entity, distinct from. But there are some special things to keep in mind with this plant that we get into below. Dr hessayon describes it as a curiosity rather than a thing of beauty however we are more inclined to say its both. Beaucarnea in world checklist of selected plant families. Ponytail palm, beaucarnea recurvata or nolina recurvata from semidesert areas of southeastern mexico, is the species often grown as a lowmaintenance houseplant in temperate climates, as well as being used as a landscape specimen in dry, warm climates zones 910. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms.
Beaucarnea recurvata is native to the dry regions of texas and mexico. If you can provide some sun you will see the plant converting this into lush new visible leaves, i. Beaucarnea gracilis, nolina gracilis, mexican pony tail palm. Beaucarnea is sometimes treated as a synonym of the genus nolina, with the species being then transferred to that genus. Ponytail palm, beaucarnea recurvata master gardener program. Beaucarnea olsonii ruscaceae, a new species of ponytail palm from. Oaxaca, puebla, san luis potosi, tamaulipas, veracruz. View picture of beaucarnea species, bottle palm, elephantfoot tree, mexican ponytail palm, slender nolina beaucarnea gracilis at daves garden. Beaucarnea gracilis is a small dioecious tree or large shrublike succulent species with many slender, curving vertical stems, that emerge from a large beautiful globose woody base, it is related to the wellknown ponytail plant nolina recurvata. A distinctive plant, ponytail palm has a greatly swollen trunk base sometimes to seven feet. Ponytail palm beaucarnea recurvata guide our house plants. Beaucarnea gracilis, the pony tail palm is a caudiciform from mexico. Beaucarnea gracilis is an attractive member of the subfamily nolinaceae of the family. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew.
The new species can be distinguished from other beaucarnea species by its massively swollen. The ponytail palm is a distinctive looking houseplant with a swollen thick brown stem at its base that stores water. Beaucarnea olsonii is described and illustrated from tropical deciduous forests of sw puebla, mexico. Beaucarnea guatemalensis, red ponytail plant, guatemala. The plant list includes a further 2 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus beaucarnea. Molecular phylogenetics and morphology of beaucarnea olson lab. Ponytail palm care how to grow beaucarnea recurvata. Beaucarnea species, bottle palm, elephantfoot tree, mexican. Beaucarnea species, bottle palm, elephantfoot tree. It is a stunning plant with a swollen base that develops over time and has a tuft of narrow green leaves with creamy. Photos by mike douglas a b c 8 central oklahoma cactus and succulent society july 2017 is that a cactus or a succulent. The spreading base with its corky bark of much battered appearance, resembles a giant elephants foot. Systematics of beaucarnea and calibanus nuclear its region and two plastid markers, trnlf and ycf1.
Ecological status of beaucarnea gracilis, an endemic species of the semiarid tehuacan valley, mexico. Molecular phylogenetics and morphology of beaucarnea. Pdf poisoning by beaucarnea recurvata nolina recurvata in. This succulent is often mistakenly called a palm because of its single trunk. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Beaucarnea gold star pp14,650 at san marcos growers. One of the ponytail palms, although not a palm at all but in the liliaceae. Beaucarnea gracilis can grow well in many climates. Watson2 introduction this upright, finetextured evergreen tree grows very slowly up to 30 feet in height but rarely exceeds 10 feet fig. Microsoft edge is the default program for opening pdf files on windows 10. This page was last edited on 21 marchat might look its best in a vase shaped terra cotta pot to gravilis the leaves to drape downwards. One study suggests that beaucarnea gracilis is having a hard time in the wild, since too many people are digging up the small plants to use them as ornamentals. Beaucarnea gracilis in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Nolina gracilis, beaucarnea gracilis achat vente palmiers.
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