Agave macroacantha Zucc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

An agave.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.48 - 0.95
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

Rocky or sediment-rich soils on mountain slopes; at elevations from 600-1,700 metres. Deciduous tropical forest and xerophytic scrub, growing in limestone, saline or gypsum soils; at elevations from 700-1,600 metres
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in semi-arid regions.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible flowers leaves roots 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

Agave macroacantha unspecified picture

Conservation status

Agave macroacantha threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62096-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754543
COL ID 65QLM
BDTFX ID 168236
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave besseriana Agave integrifolia Agave macroacantha Agave pugioniformis Agave subfalcata Agave sudburyensis Agave concinna Agave linearis Agave oligophylla Agave macroacantha var. integrifolia Agave flavescens var. macroacantha Agave flavescens