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Dasylirion recurvatum (Lem.) J.F.Macbr.
Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 17. 1918
Family: AGAVACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Beaucarnea recurvata Lem.
Ill. Hort. Misc.: 59 1861.

Dasylirion recurvatum (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal
Big Nolina flowered after 20 years. On the left is Pachypodium lamerei.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Beaucarnea recurvata Lem.
Ill. Hort. Misc.: 59 1861.
Synonymy: 9
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Elephant's foot, Bottle ponytail, Beaucarnea, Pony tail palm, Pony Tail, Ponytail Palm, Bottle Palm, Elephant Foot Tree
CHINESE (中文): 酒瓶蘭
ESTONIAN (Eesti): Käändbokarna, Bokarna
FINNISH (Suomi): Pullojukka
FRENCH (Français): Arbre bouteille
GERMAN (Deutsch): Elefantenfuß
ITALIAN (Italiano): Mangiafumo, Pianta Mangiafumo, Nolina
JAPANESE (日本語): トックリラン
POLISH ( Polski): Stopa słonia, Nolina wygięta, Beukarnea wygięta, Noga słonia
RUSSIAN (Русский): нолина отогнутая, Бокарнея отогнутая
SPANISH (Español): Pata de Elefante, Palma Culona, Monja, Soyate de Tehuantepec, Soyate Pata de Elefante, Nolina, Biucarnea, Bocarnea
SWEDISH (Svenska): Flasklilja

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Beaucarnea recurvata group

  • Beaucarnea recurvata Lem.: is a dioecious succulent tree up to 9 m tall with a swollen base tappering up to a slender trunk that ends in a head of green and recurving foliage. Distribution: south-eastern Mexico.
  • Beaucarnea recurvata f. variegata hort.: has dark green leaves margined with cream coloured edges.

22400 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Flowering habit at Paia, Maui, Hawaii, USA. June 16, 2009. (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
28654 plantemania © Plantemania
Nolina recurvata. Caudex at le jardin exotique de Monaco. (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: © Plantemania

11796 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Dasylirion recurvatum (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
22401 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Paia, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 29, 2009. (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

26167 han_keat Han Keat Lim
Dasylirion recurvatum (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: Han Keat Lim
22399 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Flowers at Paia, Maui, Hawaii, USA. June 16, 2009. (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

18939 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Dasylirion recurvatum (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
22402 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA. July 13, 2009. (Beaucarnea recurvata) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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by Valentino Vallicelli
Flowering habit at Wattleup Nursery and Palm Lake Display Gardens. Perth W.A. Australia.
by Josef Cycad Perner

by Valentino Vallicelli
Trunk at Resort Management Group Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA. February 09, 2011.
by Forest Starr & Kim Starr

by Cactus Art
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