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Agave aktites is a species ofthe agave genus ( agave ). English common names are "Coastal Agave" and "Sand dunes Agave".
description
Agave aktites grows singly and forms broad stems. The sprouting rosettes are 40 to 70 cm high and 60 to 110 cm wide. The bluish to gray linear, variably arranged, smooth or roughened leaves are 40 to 60 cm long and 2 to 4 cm wide. The leaf margins are serrated irregularly. The gray to brown end thorn becomes 1 to 2 cm long.
The paniculate inflorescence becomes 3 to 4 m high. The light green flowers are 60 to 70 mm long and appear on the upper part of the inflorescence on the variably arranged branches. The flower tube is 14 to 16 mm long.
Systematics and distribution
Agave aktites grows in Mexico in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa in sand dunes in coastal regions and in thorn forests. It is associated with succulent and cactus species.
The first description by Gentry was published in 1972.
Agave aktites is a representative of the Rigidae section . The distribution area is limited to the sand dunes of the coastal, tropical regions and ranges from southern Sonora to northern Sinola. The species is related to the widespread Agave angustifolia , but differences in size and leaf structure become clear. Individuals can be found at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson . Some species of the Rigidae section are used for the production of fiber material and liquor .
literature
- Howard Scott Gentry: Agave aktites . In: Agaves of Continental North America. The University of Arizona Press, 1982, pp. 556-559.
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 10 .
