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. ex Besaucèle

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

Agave coarctata Jacobi (1868)
    (Nachtraege I in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1868: 22, 1868)

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. ex Besaucèle

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 mitriformis Jacobi (1868)
    (Nachtraege I in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1868: 20, 1868)

Agave montezumae Hort. Belg. ex Jacobi (1864)

Agave potatorum Koch (1860)

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. ex Besaucèle

Agave salmiana var. mitriformis (Jacobi) Cels

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

Agave tehuacanensis Karwinsky ex Salm-Dyck (1859)
    (Bonplandia 7: 89, 1859)

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

Literature

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

Fieldbook #

Country

State

Municipality

Description

Altitude

GPS Lat

GPS Long

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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

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