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Useful Tropical Plants

Yucca periculosa

Baker

Asparagaceae

+ Synonyms

Sarcoyucca periculosa (Baker) Linding.

Yucca baccata circinata (Baker) Voss

Yucca baccata periculosa (Baker) Voss

Yucca circinata Baker

Common Name: Izote

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General Information

Yucca periculosa is a tree-like evergreen perennial plant with a much-branched main trunk, the branches starting about 100 - 200cm from the base of the trunk. The plant can grow up to 10 metres tall, with a rosette of long, sword-shaped leaves at the apex of each stem[
1207
Title
Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Year
1993 - 2015
ISBN
968-36-3108-8
Description
An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. It is grown locally as a living fence and much more widely as an ornamental.
Yucca periculosa has suffered habitat fragmentation and population reduction due to road opening and urbanization in its range The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

1207
Title
Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Year
1993 - 2015
ISBN
968-36-3108-8
Description
An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet

Range

Southwest N. America - southern Mexico (Veracruz to Oaxaca)

Habitat

Plains and valleys with deep soils and gentle slopes with stony and limestone soils, where it forms part of the desert matorral, xerophillous scrub; at elevations from 1,500 - 2,000 metres[
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Properties

Conservation StatusNear Threatened
Edibility Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height8.00 m
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Flowers[
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Title
Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Year
1993 - 2015
ISBN
968-36-3108-8
Description
An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
].

Fruits[
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Title
Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Year
1993 - 2015
ISBN
968-36-3108-8
Description
An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
]

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses:

The plants are grown as a living fence[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
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ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Other Uses

The leaves are used for roofing[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
,
1207
Title
Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Year
1993 - 2015
ISBN
968-36-3108-8
Description
An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
]. (Probably as a thatch))

The fibrous leaves are torn into strips and used as a string[
1207
Title
Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Year
1993 - 2015
ISBN
968-36-3108-8
Description
An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
]

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-10-06. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Yucca+periculosa>

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