Agave angustifolia
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Agave angustifolia | |
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A. angustifolia plants being cultivated in Oaxaca, Mexico | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
Genus: | Agave |
Species: | A. angustifolia
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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]
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with inflorescence in Hyderabad, India
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inflorescence- close up in Hyderabad, India
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thorn of Caribbean agave at early stages
References
- ^ García-Mendoza, A.J.; Casas, A.; González-Elizondo, M.; Torres-García, I.; Véliz, M.; Sandoval-Gutiérrez, D.; Hernández Sandoval, L. (2019). "Agave angustifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T96899948A96899951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T96899948A96899951.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Agave angustifolia Haw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Maguey".
- ^ "Tequila vs. Mezcal - Mezcal PhD". 25 November 2018.
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