Agave xylonacantha

Agave xylonacantha

Xylonacantha Agave is a plant of the genus Agave ( Agave ). An English common name is "Saw Leaf Agave ".

Description

Agave xylonacantha forms a short trunk and grows individually or sprouts. The rosettes are formed from the lower leaf axils. The variable, lanceolate thick, stiff, green to yellow-colored leaves are long and 5-12 cm wide, 40 to 125 cm. The upper and lower leaf sides are different shapes. The horny leaf margins are toothed flexible. The strong brown to gray Enddorn is 3-6 cm long.

The eared, just inflorescence is 3-6 m high. The green to yellow-colored flowers appear in pairs, rarely more common in the upper part and are 40 to 50 mm long. The flower tube is 3-5 mm long.

Systematics and distribution

Agave xylonacantha grows in Mexico in Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Hidalgo to dry limestone slopes in tropical forest land up to 900 m altitude. It is associated with cacti and other succulents.

The first description by Salm- Dyck has been published in 1859. Synonyms are Agave carchariodonta Pamp. , Agave kochii Jacobi, noli - tangere A.Berger Agave and Agave splendens Jacobi.

Agave xylonacantha is a member of the group Marginatae. Characteristic are the horned leaf edges with the powerful, variable disposed lateral teeth. It is closely related with agave lophantha. The species is cultivated in the Botanical Garden Huntington in San Marino, California. Agave lechuguilla xylonacantha hybridized with agave lophantha, Agave ghiesbreghtii and agave.