First Description

Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae 16(2): 674-675, 1833

Synonyms

Agave auricantha Hort. ex Baker (1877)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 8: 40, 1877)

Agave elegans Hort. ex Salm-Dyck (1859)
    (Bonplandia 7: 89, 1859)

Agave latifolia Hort. ex Salm-Dyck (1859)
    (Bonplandia 7: 89, 1859)

Agave potatorum var. minor Hort.
    (nom. inval., Art. 29.1)

Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii (Lemaire) Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 186, 1915)

Agave pulchra Hort. ex Salm-Dyck (1859)
    (Bonplandia 7: 89, 1859)

Agave quadrata Lemaire (1864)
    (L'Illustration Horticole 11: Misc. 65, 1864)

Agave saundersii Hooker Fil. (1865)
    (Curtis's Botanical Magazine 91: t. 5493, 1865)

Agave scolymus Karwinsky ex Salm-Dyck (1834)
    (Hortus Dyckensis 8: 307, 1834)

Agave verschaffeltii Lemaire (1868)
    (L'Illustration Horticole 15: T. 564, 1868)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 490-493, 1982

García-Mendoza, A. J.: Revisión Taxonómica del Complejo Agave potatorum Zucc. (Agavaceae): Nuevos Taxa y Neotipificación, 2010

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Costaricenses

Diameter

up to 100cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

pale green to yellow

Flowering Time

November - December

Reproduction

seed

Common Name

Papalometl

Natural Location

Occurrence

Puebla, Oaxaca

Remarks

Very variable species concerning the features; should probably organized in subspecies

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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