Agave arcedianoensis
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Agave arcedianoensis is a plant from the genus of the Agave ( agave ). An English common name is "Jalisco Agave".
description
Agave arcedianoensis grows solitary with a height of up to 90 cm and is up to 150 cm wide. The strong, green, variably arranged, lanceolate leaves are 60 to 70 cm long and 10 to 12 cm wide. In the middle of the leaves, parallel light green prints are visible. The leaf margins are serrated irregularly from the base to the tip. The gray end thorn becomes 2 to 4 cm long.
The racemose, straight inflorescence is 1.8 to 2 m high. The purple, red to green numerous flowers appear at the end of the variably arranged, dense, short branches that form from the base to the end of the inflorescence.
The elongated three-chamber capsule fruits are up to 30 mm long.
Systematics and distribution
Agave arcedianoensis grows in Mexico in limited regions in the state of Jalisco in tropical regions, on rocky slopes, and in woodland at 1250 to 1400 m altitude. It is associated with Agave vilmorinana , Stenocereus dumortieri and various types of succulents.
The first description by Miguel de J. Cházaro Basáñoez , Oscar Manuel Valencia Pelayo and J. Antonio Vázquez-García was published in 2007.
Agave arcedianoensis is a member of the Marginatae group and has limited growth in the Barranca de Colimilla, Tonala region in Jalisco, Mexico. The strong, green, variably arranged, lanceolate leaves with the parallel light green prints in the middle of the leaves are typical. The leaf margins are irregularly serrated. The gray end thorn becomes 2 to 4 cm long. Agave arcedianoensis is closely related to Agave angustiarum . However, differences in size and flower structure can be seen.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Agave arcedianoensis Cházaro, O. Valencia & A. Vázquez sp. nov. In: Agaves del Occidente de Mexico. 2007, ISBN 978-970-27-1293-0 , pp. 45-46.