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Yucca lacandonica
Also called Quim
Tropical yucca (Yucca lacandonica) is an unusual epiphytic yucca from southern Mexico and Belize that grows on tree branches rather than in soil. It needs a warm, humid, bright spot and a light, fast-draining mount or pot.
Yucca lacandonica is a plant species in the yucca genus with the common name "tropical yucca." It is native to Belize and to southern Mexico, the states of Chiapas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Yucatán. It is uniquely the only epiphytic species in the genus, although it has been reported to grow terrestrially as well.
Yucca lacandonica usually grows in tree branches about 20–25 m above the ground. It has a trunk up to 3 m long, 25 cm wide at the base, partially horizontal. The leaves are long and narrowly lanceolate, tapering at both ends, up to 85 cm long, about 5 cm wide at the widest point. Its flowers are white, up to 7 cm across, with cream-colored stamens and pistils as well as tepals narrowing to a long point at the tip. It produces juicy, elongated fruits up to 10 cm long.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
