Biology:Agave geminiflora

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Twin Flowered Agave
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. geminiflora
Binomial name
Agave geminiflora
(Tagl.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Littaea geminiflora Tagl.
  • Bonapartea juncea Haw., sensu auct.
  • Yucca boscii Hornem., nom. rej. prop.
  • Dracaena boscii (Hornem.) Zeyh.
  • Dracaena filamentosa Scan. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, pro syn.
  • Tillandsia juncea Willd. ex Steud., nom. inval.
  • Agave geminiflora var. filamentosa Hook.
  • Littaea juncea E.Morren.
  • Agave angustissima Engelm.
  • Agave geminiflora var. filifera A.Terracc.
  • Agave boscii (Hornem.) ined.

Agave geminiflora is a species of Agave endemic to the Mexican States of Nayarit[1] and Jalisco.[2] Common name is twin flowered agave.[3][4]

Agave geminiflora can have 100-200 leaves which are linear, moderately flexible, dark green, and have convex edges with white horny lines and curled threads. The flowers are 5 or 6 centimeters long on a tall inflorescence.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Agave geminiflora", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=293833, retrieved 2018-09-16 
  2. ↑ iNaturalist - Observations - Agave Geminiflora
  3. ↑ Monrovia (Azusa California USA), Twin Flowered Agave Agave geminiflora
  4. ↑ San Marcos Growers, Agave geminiflora - Twin-flowered Agave
  5. ↑ Bose, T. K., B. Chowdhury, and S. P. Sharma. Tropical Garden Plants. India.

External links

Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry




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