Agave salmiana ssp. salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck

An agave that is normally planted for pulque, an alcoholic beverage. Otherwise not a very attractive plant

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First Description


Bonplandia 7: 88, 1859




Synonyms


Agave atrovirens Neubert (1867)
    (nom. Illeg., Art. 53.1)



Agave atrovirens var. sigmatophylla Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 143, 1915)




Agave caratas Hort. Besaucèle ex Berger (1915)



Agave chinensis F. P. Smith (1871)
    (Contrib. Mat. Med. China: 5, 1871)



Agave cochlearis Jacobi (1870)
    (Nachtraege II in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1870: 67, 1870)




Agave compluviata Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 234, 1914)




Agave dyckii Hort. Besaucèle ex Berger (1915)



Agave jacobiana Salm-Dyck (1859)
    (Bonplandia 7: 88, 1859)




Agave latissima Auct.
    (nom. illeg., Art. 53.1)



Agave lehmannii Jacobi (1868)
    (Nachtraege I in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1868: 21, 1868)




Agave montezumae Hort. Belg. ex Jacobi (1864)



Agave potatorum Hort. ex Berger (1915)
    (nom. illeg., Art. 53.1)



Agave quiotifera Trelease ex Ochoterena (1913)
    (Memorias y Revista de la Sociedad Científica "Antonio Alzate" 33: 102, 1913)




Agave salmiana var. angustifolia Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 135-37, 1915)




Agave salmiana var. cinerea Jacobi (1866)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 22: 169, 1866)




Agave salmiana var. contorta Hort. Besaucèle ex Berger (1915)



Agave salmiana var. recurvata Jacobi (1866)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 22: 169, 1866)




Agave whitackeri Hort. ex Jacobsen (1933)
    (Die Sukkulenten: 24, 1933)





Literature


Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 605-608, 1982




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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Salmianae

Diameter

up to 400cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

yellow

Flowering Time

February - March

Reproduction

suckers, seed

Common Name

Maguey de pulque


Natural Location

Occurrence

Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Colima, Hidalgo, Puebla


Remarks

Known only as a cultivated plant, very variable

Agave tecta from Guatemala belongs certainly also to Agave salmiana var. salmiana



 

Young

Adult

Inflorescence

Flower

Various

Various

Various

Various

 


Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty


Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry


Outdoor

Sun Tolerance

Hydration

Hardiness