Agave striata

Agave striata near Guadalcazar in Mexico in 1700 m height

Agave striata is a species of the genus Agave ( Agave ). An English common name is " Espadin, Espadillo, Guapilla, Soyata, Sotolito Agave ".

Description

Agave striata grows individually, forms a short stem or formed large, compact groups with plant height of 100 to 200 cm and 200 to 300 cm in diameter. The light green to reddish striped, stiff, strongly curved, linealischen leaves are 25-60 cm long and 5-10 cm wide. The leaf margins are variable bent and finely serrated. The strong, gray Enddorn is 1-5 cm long.

The Rispige, straight to curved, twisted inflorescence is 1.5 to 2.5 m high. The green, yellow, red to purple tubular flowers appear in the upper half of the inflorescence on short branches and are 30 to 40 mm long.

The round to triangular, dark brown dreikammerigen capsule fruits are 13-18 mm long and 8-10 mm wide. Black crescent shaped seeds are 3 to 6 mm long.

The flowering period extends from June to September.

Systematics and distribution

Agave striata grows in Mexico in the states of Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas to dry, rocky slopes, on limestone in 1000-2100 m altitude. It is associated with Yucca potosina and various cacti species.

The first description by Zuccarini has been published in 1833. Some of the numerous synonyms of Agave striata Zucc. Agave are recurva Zucc. (1845 ) and Agave striata var recurva ( Zucc. ) Baker ( 1877).

We distinguish the following sub- types:

  • Agave striata subsp. striata
  • Agave striata subsp. falcata

Agave striata is a member of the group Striatae. It is located in central Mexico. It is characterized by dense, compact groups, the variable, leaf and flower structure in growth form due to the enormous distribution area, however. Subspecies falcata differs by the leaf structure. It is similar to the near Agave stricta related, which differs in the flower structure.

Agave striata can in dry state short periods of frost survive down to minus 8 ° C.

Evidence

  • Howard Scott Gentry: Agave striata. In: Agaves of Continental North America. The University of Arizona Press, 1982, pp. 242-247.
  • J.Thiede: Agave striata. In: Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulents Encyclopedia. Monocotyledons ( monocots ). Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7, pp. 65-66.
Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini Hidalgo (state)
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