Dasylirion durangense
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Dasylirion durangense is a species of Dasylirion in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). An English common name is "Soyate".
description
Dasylirion durangense forms a trunk 50 to 100 cm in height. The variable, waxy bluish to green leaves are 60 to 100 cm long and 12 to 20 mm wide. The radial spines are directed irregularly upwards.
The panicley, woody, red-colored inflorescence becomes 2 to 4 m high. The numerous flowers are yellow.
The egg-shaped, brown capsule fruits contain a seed and are 6 to 8 mm long and 5 to 7 mm wide. The triangular seeds are 3 mm long and 2 mm wide.
The flowering period extends from June to August.
Distribution and systematics
Dasylirion durangense is distributed in Mexico in Durango and Zacatecas at altitudes from 1800 to 2100 m. The species grows on stony slopes together with Yucca decipiens , Nolina durangensis and Opuntia species.
It was first described in 1911 by William Trelease .
The rare Dasylirion durangense is a member of the Glaucophyllum section . It is only common in limited areas in Durango and Zacatecas. The species is closely related to Dasylirion wheeleri , but differences in inflorescence and fruit structure can be seen.
Dasylirion durangense can withstand short periods of frost down to minus 8 ° C. Dasylirion durangense is little known.
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literature
- Fritz Hochstätter : The Genus Dasylirion. (Nolinaceae) part 3 . In: Piante Grasse . Volume 31, number 4, 2011, p. 168.
Individual evidence
- ^ William Trelease : The desert group Nolineae. Dasylirion . In: Proceedings, American Philosophical Society . Volume 50, 1911, p. 438 (online) .
