First Description

Agave in the West Indies; Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 19-20, 1913

Synonyms

Agave americana Humboldt (1808)
    (nom. illeg., Art. 53.1)

Agave cocui var. cucutensis Hummelinck (1936)
    (Recueil Travaux Botaniques Néerlandaises 33: 246-247, 1936)

Agave cocui var. laguayrensis Hummelinck (1936)
    (Recueil Travaux Botaniques Néerlandaises 33: 244-245, 1936)

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Vicinae

Diameter

up to 200-240cm

Inflorescence

up to 900cm

Flower Color

yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

bulbils, seed

Common Name

Cocui, Cocuiza

Natural Location

Occurrence

Venezuela, Colombia

Remarks

Obviously distinguishable species which occurs in Venezuela to up into the mountains above Merida (2500m / 7500 ft.)

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Outdoor

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