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Beaucarnea recurvata

(K.Koch & Fintelm.) Lem. (1861)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Genus: Beaucarnea

beaucarnea, bottle ponytail, pony tail palm

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Ill. Hort., Misc.: 59 (1861)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Beaucarnea recurvata Honolulu: Manoa Valley; H. L.Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen sterile. Staples, G.W. 487 Oahu BISH 1989-08-17
2 Beaucarnea recurvata Kaimuki, at intersection of Maunaloa and 16th Avenues, yard of Merna Soo Potted plant. Preserved_Specimen Plant 8 ft tall (from bottom of pot to top of inflorescence). Inflorescence a 3 ft long panicle of very sweetly fragrant, tiny white flowers, attracting many bees. Plant ca 15 years old. Imada, C. 200313 Oahu BISH 2003-07-15
3 Beaucarnea recurvata Kaimuki, at intersection of Maunaloa and 16th Avenues, yard of Merna Soo Potted plant. Preserved_Specimen Plant 8 ft tall (from bottom of pot to top of inflorescence). Inflorescence a 3 ft long panicle of very sweetly fragrant, tiny white flowers, attracting many bees. Plant ca 15 years old. Imada, C. 200313 Oahu BISH 2003-07-15
4 Beaucarnea recurvata Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Yard of house. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Perenial with single woody stem 1.5 meters high, 2 cm. diameter, base swollen, 16 cm. diameter. Leaves clustered distally, green, coriaceous margins serrulate. Male plant. Inflor. Terminal, 120 X 60 cm., axes pale green-white, flowers white, with yeasty fermenting-fruity odor, visited by beens. Lorence, D.H. 10531 Kauai BISH 2015-07-29
5 Beaucarnea recurvata Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Yard of house. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Perenial with single woody stem 1.5 meters high, 2 cm. diameter, base swollen, 16 cm. diameter. Leaves clustered distally, green, coriaceous margins serrulate. Male plant. Inflor. Terminal, 120 X 60 cm., axes pale green-white, flowers white, with yeasty fermenting-fruity odor, visited by beens. Lorence, D.H. 10531 Kauai BISH 2015-07-29
6 Beaucarnea recurvata Kaimuki, at intersection of Maunaloa and 16th Avenues, yard of Merna Soo Potted plant. Preserved_Specimen Plant 8 ft tall (from bottom of pot to top of inflorescence). Inflorescence a 3 ft long panicle of very sweetly fragrant, tiny white flowers, attracting many bees. Plant ca 15 years old. Imada, C. 200313 Oahu BISH 2003-07-15
7 Beaucarnea recurvata Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Perennial with single woody stem 1.5 m high, 2 cm diam., base swollen, 16 cm diam. Leaves clustered distally, green, coriaceous, margins serrulate. Male plant, inflor. terminal, 120 x 60 cm, axes pale green-white, flrs. white, with yeasty fermenting-fruity odor, visited by bees. Lorence, D.H. 10531 Kauai BISH 2015-07-29
8 Beaucarnea recurvata H.L. Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Sterile plant. Staples, G.W. 487 Oahu BISH 1989-08-17
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