Agave valenciana
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Agave valenciana is a plant from the genus of the Agave ( agave ). An English common name is "Maguey Relisero, Raicilla Agave".
description
Agave valenciana grows solitary with a height of 60 to 90 cm and is 80 to 120 cm wide. The dark green, slightly bluish, variably arranged, broad, lanceolate leaves are 150 to 230 cm long and 37 to 55 cm wide. Imprints can be seen on both sides of the leaves. The leaf margins are serrated irregularly from the base to the tip. The dark gray to reddish brown pointed end spine is up to 2 cm long.
The panicley, straight inflorescence becomes 5 to 7 m high. The yellow-colored, numerous flowers appear in the upper half of the inflorescence at the end of the loosely arranged, variable branches and are 50 to 70 mm long. The funnel-shaped flower tube is 5 to 7 mm long.
The elongated, pointed three-chamber capsule fruits are 23 to 29 mm long and 10 to 13 mm wide. The flat, shiny, black seeds are 3 to 4.5 mm long and 2 to 3 mm wide.
The flowering period extends from March to May.
Systematics and distribution
Agave valenciana grows endemically in Mexico in the state of Jalisco in volcanic soils, on steep, rocky slopes, in tropical, dry forests and oak formations at an altitude of 900 to 1250 m. It is associated with numerous succulent and cactus species.
The first description by Miguel de J. Cházaro Basáñoez and J. Antonio Vázquez-García was published in 2005.
Agave valenciana is a member of the Marmoratae group and grows endemically in the Sierra de Lampazos in northern Nuevo Leon in Mexico. The dark green, slightly bluish, variably arranged, broad, lanceolate leaves are typical. Imprints can be seen on both sides of the leaves. The leaf margins are serrated irregularly from the base to the tip. The dark gray to reddish brown pointed end spine is up to 2 cm long. Agave valenciana is closely related to Agave marmorata , which occurs in higher, semi-arid regions. Nevertheless, differences in size, leaf and flower structure are recognizable.
proof
- A. Garcia-Mendoza: Distribution of Agave (Agavaceae) in Mexico . In: Cact. Succ. J. Volume 74, Number 4, 2002, pp. 177-187.