Agave panamana Trel.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

Leaves rather thin, 6-7 din. long, 3-5 cm. wide, with a stout black terminal spine 1-2 cm. long, and rather distant marginal teeth 0.1-0.2 cm. long; panicle 1-3 m. tall with numerous secondary branches 5-12 cm. long, the flowers num-erous at the tips of the corymbosely branching secondary peduncles, frequently replaced by viviparous bulbils; flowers funnel-shaped, greenish white or yellow, the narrow tube about 3.5 cm. long, the lobes acuminate, virtually erect, 2.0-2.5 cm. long; stamens widely exserted, the filaments 5-6 cm. long, the anthers sublinear, 2 cm. long.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
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Distribution

Agave panamana world distribution map, present in Panama

Conservation status

Agave panamana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6623-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754651
COL ID 7QQ9G
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Synonyms

Agave panamana