First Description

Congr. Doc. 564: 8, 9, 16, 47, 60, 86, Sen. Doc. 300: 36, 105, 140 (2nd Session 25 Cong., U.S.A.), 1838

Synonyms

Agave amaniensis Trelease & Nowell (1933)
    (Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew: 465, 1933)

Agave houlettii Jacobi (1866)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 22: 268, 1866)

Agave houlletiana Cels ex Jacobi (1866)

Agave laevis Hort. ex Baker (1892)

Agave rigida var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelmann (1875)
    (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 316, 1875)

Agave sisalana fa. armata (Trelease) Hort.
    (nom. inval., Art. 29.1)

Agave sisalana fa. marginata Medina (1955)

Agave sisalana fa. medio-picta Medina (1955)

Agave sisalana var. armata Trelease (1913)
    (Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 49, 1913)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 628-631, 1982

Trelease, W.: Agave in the West Indies, Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. 11: 49, 1913

G.R. Proctor & P. Acevedo-Rodriguez: Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Viviparae

Diameter

up to 300cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

greenish-yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

suckers, bulbils, seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Chiapas

Remarks

The fibre Agave worldwide, crtainly selected from wild plants of Agave vivipara. Tolerates heavy soil

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 12°C / 54°F

Soil

keep moderately moist

Outdoor

Sun Tolerance

Hydration

Hardiness