''Yucca lacandonica'' is a plant species in the yucca genus with the common name "tropical yucca." It is native to

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

and to southern

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, the states of Chiapas,

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

Tabasco Tabasco (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It is located in ...

, Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Yucatán (state), 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.NaturaLista, Yuca epífita

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photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Belize, ''Yucca lacandonica'
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1114269 Yucca, lacandonica Plants described in 1962 Flora of Chiapas Flora of Veracruz Flora of Tabasco Flora of Quintana Roo Flora of Campeche Flora of Yucatán Flora of Belize Epiphytes