Agave angustifolia

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Agave angustifolia
A. angustifolia plants being cultivated in Oaxaca, Mexico

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. angustifolia
Binomial name
Agave angustifolia

Agave angustifolia (Caribbean agave[citation needed]) is a species of agave plant which is native to Mexico and Central America.[2] It is used to make mezcal and also as an ornamental plant. The cultivar 'Marginata' that white margins on the leaves is a popular variety cultivated in botanical gardens and backyards. It is very closely related to blue agave Agave tequilana, but is used to make the distilled alcoholic beverage mezcal instead of tequila,[3] and is the predominant agave species grown in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[4]

  • with inflorescence in Hyderabad, India
    with inflorescence in
    Hyderabad, India
  • inflorescence- close up in Hyderabad, India
    inflorescence- close up in
    Hyderabad, India
  • in Hyderabad, India
    in
    Hyderabad, India
  • thorn of Caribbean agave at early stages
    thorn of Caribbean agave at early stages

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T96899948A96899951.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Agave angustifolia Haw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Maguey".
  4. ^ "Tequila vs. Mezcal - Mezcal PhD". 25 November 2018.

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