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'''''Agave atrovirens''''', called ''maguey verde grande'' is a type of century plant native to [[Oaxaca]], [[Pueblo]] and [[Veracruz]] states in [[Mexico]]. It is the largest of all the Agaves, occasionally reaching a weight of two tons (2 metric tonnes). Each succulent leaf can be up to 14' 9" (4.5 meters) in length and weigh one hundred pounds (45.5 kg) apiece.<ref> August J. Breitung, "Cultivated and Native Agaves in the SWern U.S.- Part 29", JOURNAL OF THE CACTUS AND SUCC. SOC. Vol. 36 # 1 (Jan.-Feb 1964) p. 14 </ref> In the variety A. a. cochlearis these leaves can also be up to 16 inches (40 cm) wide. <ref>Dr. Paul C. Standley, "Trees and Shrubs of Mexico", CONTRIB. TO THE U.S. NAT'L. HERBARIUM, Vol. 23 Part 1 (Oct. 11, 1920) p. 130 </ref> As in other Agaves the leaves form a rosette, from the center of which, after many years, a [[panicle]] of flowers emerges on a long scape or [[peduncle]] which at first looks like a vast stalk of |
'''''Agave atrovirens''''', called ''maguey verde grande'' is a type of century plant native to [[Oaxaca]], [[Pueblo]] and [[Veracruz]] states in [[Mexico]]. It is the largest of all the Agaves, occasionally reaching a weight of two tons (2 metric tonnes). Each succulent leaf can be up to 14' 9" (4.5 meters) in length and weigh one hundred pounds (45.5 kg) apiece.<ref> August J. Breitung, "Cultivated and Native Agaves in the SWern U.S.- Part 29", JOURNAL OF THE CACTUS AND SUCC. SOC. Vol. 36 # 1 (Jan.-Feb 1964) p. 14 </ref> In the variety A. a. cochlearis these leaves can also be up to 16 inches (40 cm) wide. <ref>Dr. Paul C. Standley, "Trees and Shrubs of Mexico", CONTRIB. TO THE U.S. NAT'L. HERBARIUM, Vol. 23 Part 1 (Oct. 11, 1920) p. 130 </ref> As in other Agaves the leaves form a rosette, from the center of which, after many years, a [[panicle]] of flowers emerges on a long scape or [[peduncle]] which at first looks like a vast stalk of asparagus, but later grows to more than forty feet (more than 12 meters) in height, develops side branches near the top and numerous yellow flowers. ''[[Agave salmiana]]'', the species with the tallest inflorescences, is frequently lumped with ''A. atrovirens'' as the varieties ''A. a. salmiana'' or ''A. a. sigmatophylla''. If this is valid, then ''A. atrovirens'' also has the largest inflorescences of any ''Agave'',<ref> Norris and Ross McWhirter, GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, (New York: Sterling Pub. Co., 1989 edition) p.75.</ref> <ref> Hermann Jacobsen, HANDBOOK OF SUCCULENT PLANTS (London: Blandford Press, 1960) Vol. 1 p. 118. </ref> and of any known plant. Each rosette flowers and fruits once, then dies. It does not make offsets or "pups", so it depends solely on seed to propagate. ''A. atrovirens'' is one of the pulque agaves used in the production of tequila. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. atrovirens
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Agave atrovirens, called maguey verde grande is a type of century plant native to Oaxaca, Pueblo and Veracruz states in Mexico. It is the largest of all the Agaves, occasionally reaching a weight of two tons (2 metric tonnes). Each succulent leaf can be up to 14' 9" (4.5 meters) in length and weigh one hundred pounds (45.5 kg) apiece.[1] In the variety A. a. cochlearis these leaves can also be up to 16 inches (40 cm) wide. [2] As in other Agaves the leaves form a rosette, from the center of which, after many years, a panicle of flowers emerges on a long scape or peduncle which at first looks like a vast stalk of asparagus, but later grows to more than forty feet (more than 12 meters) in height, develops side branches near the top and numerous yellow flowers. Agave salmiana, the species with the tallest inflorescences, is frequently lumped with A. atrovirens as the varieties A. a. salmiana or A. a. sigmatophylla. If this is valid, then A. atrovirens also has the largest inflorescences of any Agave,[3] [4] and of any known plant. Each rosette flowers and fruits once, then dies. It does not make offsets or "pups", so it depends solely on seed to propagate. A. atrovirens is one of the pulque agaves used in the production of tequila.
References
- ^ August J. Breitung, "Cultivated and Native Agaves in the SWern U.S.- Part 29", JOURNAL OF THE CACTUS AND SUCC. SOC. Vol. 36 # 1 (Jan.-Feb 1964) p. 14
- ^ Dr. Paul C. Standley, "Trees and Shrubs of Mexico", CONTRIB. TO THE U.S. NAT'L. HERBARIUM, Vol. 23 Part 1 (Oct. 11, 1920) p. 130
- ^ Norris and Ross McWhirter, GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, (New York: Sterling Pub. Co., 1989 edition) p.75.
- ^ Hermann Jacobsen, HANDBOOK OF SUCCULENT PLANTS (London: Blandford Press, 1960) Vol. 1 p. 118.