Agave guadalajarana
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Agave guadalajarana is a species ofthe agave genus ( agave ). English common names are "Guadalajara Agave" and "Maguey Chato".
description
Agave guadalajarana forms small, compact rosettes and sometimes forms runners. It reaches heights of growth of up to 25 cm and a diameter of 25 to 35 cm. The variable, egg-shaped to elongated, strong, bluish leaves are 20 to 30 cm long and 8 to 12 cm wide. The wart-like leaf margins are serrated. The flexibly arranged, gray terminal mandrel is up to 2.5 cm long.
The paniculate, straight to curved, slender inflorescence is 4 to 5 m high. The yellow flowers are up to 60 mm long and appear on the upper half of the inflorescence, on loose, irregularly arranged branches.
The variably shaped three-chamber capsule fruits are up to 45 mm long and up to 18 mm wide. The black, moon-shaped seeds are up to 6 mm long and 4 mm wide.
Systematics and distribution
Agave guadalajarana grows in Mexico in the state of Jalisco on grassy slopes, in volcanic soil and in woodland at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 m. It is associated with cacti and succulent species.
The first description by William Trelease was published in 1920. Synonyms are Agave dealbata Lem. ex Jacobi and Agave intrepida Greenman .
Agave guadalajarana is a member of the Parryanae group . It has limited growth near Guadalajara. Typical are the wart-like leaf margins with loose inflorescences, which differ within the group. It is similar to Agave colorata , but there are differences in shape, size and leaf structure. Individuals are called Agave megalacantha Lem. ex Jacobi cultivated in Central Europe. When dry, it is extremely frost-hardy to minus 18 ° C.
Agave guadalajarana is grown at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior , Arizona.
literature
- August J. Propagation: Agave guadalajarana . In: The Agaves . The Cactus & Succulent Journal Yearbook, 1968, pp. 66-67.
- Howard Scott Gentry: Agaves of Continental North America . University of Arizona Press, 1982, p. 531.
- T. Heller: Agaves . Münster 2006, pp. 93-94.
- Mary & Gary Irish: Agaves, yuccas, and related plants . A Gardener's Guide. Timber Press, 2000, ISBN 0-88192-442-3 , pp. 128-129.
- J. Thiede: Agave guadalajarana . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , p. 34.
