First Description

Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts 2: 86—90, 1817

Synonyms

Agave angustissima Engelmann (1875)
    (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 306, 1875)

Dracaena boscii Hort. Cels ex Zeyher (1818)
    (Verz. Saem. Gewaechs. Schwetzingen: 69, 1818)

Yucca boscii Desfontaines (1815)
    (Tableau de l'École de Botanique du Jardin du Roi, ed. 2: 28, 1815 (nom. Illeg.. Art. 53.1))

Yucca boscii Hort. Panorm. ex Hornemann (1813)
    (Hortus Regius Botanicus Hafniensis: 342, 1813)

Bonapartea flagelliformis Henck. (1820)
    (Flora 3: 45, 1820)

Littaea geminiflora Tagliabue (1816) (Basionym)
    (Biblioteca Italiana Ossia Giornale di Letteratura Scienze ed Arti 1: 100, 1816)

Agave geminiflora var. knightiana Drummond (1909)

Agave geminiflora var. stricta-viridis Hort. ex Besaucèle

Bonapartea juncea Willdenow

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 112, 1982

Gentry, H. S.: Agave geminiflora and Agave colimana sp. nov.: 1968

G. Tagliabue: Storia e descrizione della Littaea geminiflora: Lettera al Sig. Guis. Acerbi, 1816

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Filiferae

Diameter

up to 120cm

Inflorescence

3,5-5m

Flower Color

greenish with red or purple

Flowering Time

October - November

Reproduction

seed

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Natural Location

Occurrence

Nayarit

Remarks

Very distinctive species

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep moderately moist

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