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Agave geminiflora
(Tagliabue) Ker-Gawler
Medium sized plant with sparse white hairs, rarely seen in collections, suited for pot or garden
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© Julia Etter & Martin Kristen
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First Description |
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Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts 2: 86—90, 1817
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Synonyms
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Agave angustissima Engelmann (1875)
(Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 306, 1875)
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Agave boscii (Hornemann) Anonymous (2013)
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Dracaena boscii Hort. Cels ex Zeyher (1818)
(Verz. Saem. Gewaechs. Schwetzingen: 69, 1818)
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Yucca boscii Hort. Panorm. ex Hornemann (1813)
(Hortus Regius Botanicus Hafniensis: 342, 1813)
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Yucca boscii Desfontaines (1815)
(Tableau de l'École de Botanique du Jardin du Roi, ed. 2: 28, 1815 (nom. Illeg.. Art. 53.1))
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Dracaena filamentosa Scannagatta ex Ker-Gawler (1817)
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Bonapartea flagelliformis Henckel (1820)
(Flora 3: 45, 1820)
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Littaea geminiflora Tagliabue (1816) (Basionym)
(Biblioteca Italiana Ossia Giornale di Letteratura Scienze ed Arti 1: 100, 1816)
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Agave geminiflora var. filamentosa Hooker (1856)
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Agave geminiflora var. filifera Terracciano (1885)
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Agave geminiflora var. stricta-viridis Hort. Besaucèle ex Berger (1915)
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Bonapartea juncea Willdenow (1814)
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Bonapartea juncea Haworth (1812)
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Littaea juncea E. Morren (1866)
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Tillandsia juncea Willdenow ex Steufel (1841)
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Agave knightiana Drummond (1909)
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Literature
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Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 112, 1982 |
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Gentry, H. S.: Agave geminiflora and Agave colimana sp. nov.: 1968 |
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G. Tagliabue: Storia e descrizione della Littaea geminiflora: Lettera al Sig. Guis. Acerbi, 1816 |
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Only field data publicly available is shown! Detailed personal field data only available to scientists with special permission!
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Littaea |
Section |
Littaea |
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
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Occurrence |
Nayarit, Jalisco |
Remarks
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Very distinctive species
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Adult
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Inflorescence
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Flower
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny to half shady |
Watering |
plenty |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep over 6°C / 43°F |
Soil |
keep moderately moist |
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