Agave chiapensis Jacobi

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

An agave. The leaves are in rings and are light green. The end spine of the leaf is 2-3.5 cm long. The flower spikes is 2 m long. The flowers are on the upper 1/4 of its length. The flowers are yellow or green but have red or purple colouring. The flowers are 6-7 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.58 - 0.65
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Xerophilous scrub, growing on rocky outcrops on limestone cliffs, found within pine-oak forests at higher elevations; at elevations from 900-2,500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded on limestone cliffs.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible flowers saps
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Agave chiapensis world distribution map, present in Guatemala

Conservation status

Agave chiapensis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:61878-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754243
COL ID 662JN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave teopiscana Agave chiapensis