Agave macroacantha

Agave macroacantha

Macroacantha Agave is a plant of the genus Agave ( Agave ). An English common name is "Black Spined Agave ".

Description

Agave macroacantha grows individually, forming a short stem. The often budding rosettes are small. The variable, rigid, linear, bluish to gray leaves are 25-35 cm long and 2.5 to 3 cm wide. The wavy leaf margins are toothed. The dark brown to gray Enddorn is 3 to 3.5 cm long.

The Rispige, narrow inflorescence is up to 2 m. The green, frosted flowers are 50-56 mm long and appear in the upper part of the inflorescence and extend to the tip of irregularly arranged branches. Sometimes bulbils form on the inflorescence. The flower tube is to 14nbsp; mm long.

The elongated, dark brown seed capsules are insulated draft tube to 45 mm long and 20 mm wide. The black seeds are 6-7 mm long and 4-5 mm wide.

Systematics and distribution

Agave macroacantha grows in Mexico in limited regions in the states of Puebla and Oaxaca and on stony slopes in grass and woodland. It is associated with cacti and succulents.

The first description by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini was published in 1833. Synonyms are Agave flavescens Salm- Dyck, Van Houte besseriana agave, Agave Agave subfalcata Jacobi and oligophylla Baker.

Agave macroacantha is a member of the group Rigidae. Typical is the short stem with relatively small leaves. Trelease lists a large number of synonyms because of Zuccarinis work. Agave macroacantha is cultivated in the Botanical Garden Huntington in San Marino, California.