Agave potatorum
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Agave potatorum is a plant from the genus of the Agave ( agave ). An English common name is "Butterfly Agave".
description
Agave potatorum forms small, compact rosettes and sometimes runners. It reaches heights of up to 25 cm and a diameter of up to 40 cm. The variable, egg or lanceolate, strong, green to bluish leaves are 25 to 40 cm long and 9 to 18 cm wide. The wavy, wart-like leaf margins are serrated. The flexibly arranged, gray to brown terminal mandrel is 3 to 5 cm long.
The paniculate, straight to slightly curved, slender inflorescence is 3 to 6 m high. The yellow flowers are 55 to 80 mm long and appear from the middle of the inflorescence and reach the tip, on loose, irregularly arranged branches. The cylindrical to funnel-shaped flower tube is 10 to 17 mm long.
The egg-shaped to elongated three-chambered capsule fruits are 40 to 55 mm long and up to 20 mm wide. The shiny, black, seeds are 6 to 7 mm long and 5 to 6 mm wide.
The flowering period extends from September to December.
Systematics and distribution
Agave potatorum grows in Mexico in the states of Puebla and Oaxaca in semi-arid regions, in woodlands at 1200 to 2300 m altitude. It is associated with cacti and succulent species.
The first description by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini was published in 1832. Synonyms are Agave verschaffeltii Lem. and Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii Baker .
Agave potatorum is a member of the Hiemiflorae group . The polymorphic species is widespread. It resembles Agave colorata when young . The species is cultivated in abundance in Europe.
literature
- August J. Spreading: Agave potatorum . In: The Agaves . The Cactus & Succulent Journal Yearbook, 1968, p. 68.
- Howard Scott Gentry: Agaves of Continental North America . University of Arizona Press, 1982, pp. 490-493.
- Mary & Gary Irish: Agaves, yuccas, and related plants. A Gardener's Guide . Timber Press, 2000, ISBN 0-88192-442-3 , pp. 152-153.
- T. Heller: Agaves . Münster 2006, pp. 122–123.
- J. Thiede: Agave potatorum . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , p. 57.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flora . 1832, Volume 15 (2 supplements), p. 96.
