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Agave macroacantha
Zuccarini
Very beautiful, symmetrical plant with many leaves. Extremely pretty black spines. Produces many suckers. Suited as a pot plant as well
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First Description |
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Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae 16(2): 676, 1833
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Synonyms
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Agave bessereriana van Houtte (1868)
(Catalogue de l'Établissement Horticole de Louis van Houtte ŕ Gand: 32, 1868)
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Agave besseriana De Smet ex Jacobi (1865)
(Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 21: 155, 1865)
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Agave besseriana candida Jacobi (1870)
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Agave besseriana hystrix Jacobi (1871)
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Agave besseriana longifolia glauca Jacobi (1869)
(Wochenschrift des Vereines zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussischen Staaten 12: 179, 1869 (nom. inval., Art. 24.2))
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Agave besseriana longifolia viridis Jacobi (1869)
(Wochenschrift des Vereines zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussischen Staaten 12: 179, 1869 (nom. inval., Art. 24.2))
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Agave flavescens Salm-Dyck (1834)
(Hortus Dyckensis 8: 8, 1834)
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Agave flavescens var. macracantha (Herbert) Jacobi (1865)
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Agave flavescens var. macroacantha (Zuccarini) Jacobi (1864)
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Agave integrifolia Baker (1888)
(Handbook of the Amaryllideae: 185, 1888)
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Agave linearia Jacobi (1869)
(Wochenschrift des Vereines zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussischen Staaten 12: 179, 1869)
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Agave macracantha Herbert (1837)
(nom. inval., Art. 61.1?)
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Agave macrantha Jacobi (1869)
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Agave macroacantha var. integrifolia Trelease (1907)
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Agave macroacantha var. latifolia Trelease (1907)
(Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 18: 251, T. 27&28, 1907)
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Agave macroacantha var. planifolia Berger (1912)
(Hortus Mortolensis: 361, 1912)
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Agave oligophylla Baker (1878)
(Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 10: 492, 1878)
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Agave paucifolia Baker (1878)
(Gardeners' Chronicle, n.ser., v. 9: 266, 1878)
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Agave pugioniformis Zuccarini (1833)
(Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae 16(2): 676-677, 1833)
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Agave subfalcata Jacobi (1869)
(Wochenschrift des Vereines zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussischen Staaten 12: 179, 1869)
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Agave sudburyensis Hort. Peacock ex Baker (1877)
(Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 8: 137, 1877)
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Literature
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Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 578-580, 1982 |
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Trelease, W.: Agave macroacantha and allied Euagaves, 1907 (Part 1) |
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Trelease, W.: Agave macroacantha and allied Euagaves, 1907 (Part 2) |
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Trelease, W.: Agave macroacantha and allied Euagaves, 1907 (Part 3) |
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Arizaga, S. & Ezcurra, E.: Propagation Mechanisms in Agave macroacantha (Agavaceae), a Tropical Arid-Land Succulent Rosette, 2002 |
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Only field data publicly available is shown! Detailed personal field data only available to scientists with special permission!
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Agave |
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Rigidae |
Diameter |
up to 70cm |
Inflorescence |
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Flower Color |
green glaucous |
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Reproduction |
suckers, bulbils, seed |
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Natural Location
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Occurrence |
Oaxaca, Puebla |
Remarks
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In habitat very variable but easily recognizable by its long black spines (hence the name)
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Adult
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Inflorescence
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny |
Watering |
moderately |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep over 6°C / 43°F |
Soil |
keep totally dry |
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