Author: |
Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini,
1838 |
Family: |
DRACAENACEAE* |
Origin: |
SW Mexico |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water: |
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
30 Centimetres |
Height: |
180 Centimetres |
Flower: |
Cream-Coloured |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
Desert Spoon, Sandpaper Soto |
Synonyms: |
Yucca serratifolia,Schult.
f. 1830.
Roulinia serratifolia, Brongn, 1840. |
This member of the
Dracaenaceae* family
was given this name by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini in 1838. It is found in the
Mexican states of Hidalgo and Oaxaca, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to two metres in height. The flowers are cream-coloured.
The genera name
comes from the Greek words dasys, meaning 'dense' , 'rough' or
'shaggy', and lirion meaning 'lily' in reference to the rough
leaves of some species. The specific name for the serrated tips of the
leaves.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Dracaenaceae is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |