First Description

Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 8: 201, 1877

Synonyms

Agave conjuncta Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 158, 1915)

Agave crenata Berger (1912)
    (Hortus Mortolensis: 11, 1912)

Agave gustaviana Hort. Corderoy ex Baker (1877)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 8: 201, 1877)

Agave katharinae Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 197, 1915)

Agave maximiliana var. katharinae (Berger) Gentry (1982)
    (Agaves of Continental North America: 350-351, 1982)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 346-350, 1982

Smith, Gideon F.: Proposal to conserve the name Agave maximiliana against A. gustaviana (Asparagaceae: Agavoideae)

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Crenatae

Diameter

up to 160cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

yellow

Flowering Time

February - April

Reproduction

seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, Colima

Remarks

A homonym of Agave maximiliana (Blasquez)

In habitat similar to Agave bovicornuta

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

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