First Description

Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 20: 545, 1864

Synonyms

Agave huehueteca Standley & Steyermark (1943)
    (Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 23(1): 4, 1943)

Agave inghami Hort. ex Verschaffelt (1872)
    (Cat. n. 16: 11, 1871-72)

Agave leguayana Verschaffelt (1868)
    (Cat. n. 12: 2, 1868)

Agave purpusorum Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 3, Fig. 25, 1915)

Agave roezliana Baker (1877)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 7: 528, 1877)

Agave roezliana var. inghamii Hort. ex Baker (1877)

Agave roezlii Hort. ex Berger (1915)
    (nom. inval., Art. 61.1)

Agave rohanii Jacobi (1864)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 20: 546, 1864)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 141-142, 1982

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Heteracanthae

Diameter

up to 70cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

greenish-brown to purple

Flowering Time

Reproduction

many suckers, seed, rarely bulbils

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Chiapas, Guerrero, Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, Guatemala

Remarks

Occurs probably only in Chiapas and Guatemala and not in Puebla and Oaxaca (as cited in Gentry)

Some specimens resemble in their habitat Agave horrida

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep moderately moist

Outdoor

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Hydration

Hardiness