First Description

Nachtraege I in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1868: 29, 1868

Synonyms

Agave carol-schmidtii Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 199, 1915)

Agave guatemalensis Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 201, 1915)

Agave pygmae Gentry (1982)
    (Agaves of Continental North America: 494-495, 1982)

Agave scolymus var. seemanniana (Jacobi) Terracciano (1885)
    (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 38, 1885)

Agave seemanniana ssp. pygmaea (Gentry) Ullrich (1992)
    (British Cactus & Succulent Journal 10(1): 27, 1992)

Agave seemanniana var. perscabra Trelease (1915)
    (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 23(3): 137, 1915)

Agave seemannii Hort. ex Besaucèle
    (nom. inval., Art. 61.1)

Agave tortispina Trelease (1915)
    (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 23(3): 135, 1915)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 494-499, 1982

Ullrich, B.: The discovery of Agave seemanniana Jacobi, 1992

García-Mendoza, A. J.: Revisión Taxonómica del Complejo Agave potatorum Zucc. (Agavaceae): Nuevos Taxa y Neotipificación, 2010

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Costaricenses

Diameter

up to 80cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Remarks

Very variable species

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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Hardiness