Yucca gigantea Lem.

A tree like plant. It grows 3-10 m tall. The leaves are simple and in rings at the top of the plant. They are 30-100 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. There are spines towards the top of the plant. The flowers are in a panicle that can point upwards or hang down. The flowers are cream. The fruit are capsules 7-8 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. There are several seeds in a white pulp.

Common in cultivation, or in hedges and thickets, throughout the lowlands and ascending commonly in the mountains to middle elevations; it is often seen at up to 2,700 metres or perhaps even higher.

The flowers are boiled or fried and eaten.

Plants can be grown from seeds.