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Nolina recurvata (Lem.) Hemsl.
Biol. Cent. Amer. Bot. 3: 372 1884.
Family: DRACAENACEAE

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

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

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