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Yucca sp.식물/들꽃-용설란과(Agavaceae) 2022. 12. 6. 16:23This article is about the genus comprising species of perennials, shrubs, and trees. For yuca, the term in many Latin American dialects for a species of root vegetable, see Cassava. For other uses, see Yucca (disambiguation).
YuccaScientific classification
SpeciesSynonyms
Yucca filamentosa naturalized in New Zealand Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Subfamily: Agavoideae Genus: Yucca
L.Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry (arid) parts of the Americas and the Caribbean.
Early reports of the species were confused with the cassava (Manihot esculenta). Consequently, Linnaeus mistakenly derived the generic name from the Taíno word for the latter, yuca. The Aztecs living in Mexico since before the Spanish arrival, in Nahuatl, call the local yucca species (Yucca gigantea) iczotl, which gave the Spanish izote. Izote is also used for Yucca filifera.
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