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Agave karatto
Miller
One of the large, very symmetrically growing Caribbean agaves that is best planted in the garden if you live in the right climate
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First Description |
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Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8, Agave No. 6, 1768
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Synonyms
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Agave barbadensis Trelease (1913)
(Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 28-29, 1913)
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Agave caribaeicola Trelease (1913)
(Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 27, 1913)
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Agave dussiana Trelease (1913)
(Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 26-27, 1913)
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Furcraea gigantea Boldingh (1909)
(nom. illeg., Art. 53.1)
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Agave keratto Steudel (1840)
(Nomenclator Botanicus, ed. 2, 1: 36, 1840)
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Agave keratto Haworth (1819)
(nom. inval., Art. 61.1)
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Agave kerrato Salm-Dyck (1859)
(Bonplandia 7: 93, 1859)
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Agave kerratto Salm-Dyck (1859)
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Agave nevidis Trelease (1913)
(Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 24, 1913)
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Agave obducta Trelease (1913)
(Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 25-26, 1913)
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Agave salm-dyckii Baker (1877)
(Gardeners' Chronicle, n.ser., v. 8: 490, 1877)
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Agave scheuermaniana Trelease (1913)
(Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 25, 1913)
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Agave trankeera Trelease (1913)
(Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 26, 1913)
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Agave vangrolae Trelease (1913)
(Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 24, 1913)
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Literature
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Trelease, W.: Agave in the West Indies; Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. XI: 23, 1913 |
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Rogers, G.K.: A taxonomic revision of the genus Agave (Agavaceae) in the Lesser Antilles, with an ethnobotanical hypothesis, 2000 |
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Agave |
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Caribaeae |
Diameter |
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Inflorescence |
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Flower Color |
golden yellow |
Flowering Time |
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Reproduction |
bulbils, seed |
Common Name |
Karatto, Karatá, Corita, Coryata |
Natural Location
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Occurrence |
Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Martin |
Remarks
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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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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny to half shady |
Watering |
plenty |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep over 12°C / 54°F |
Soil |
keep moderately moist |
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