Agave sisalana Perrine
- Common Name: Sisal
- Family: Asparagaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Mexico (Chiapas)
- Description: Stem to 3 feet; leaves spreading, narrowly lanceolate or sword-shaped, to 6 feet long, 3 inches wide, stiff, bright green, terminal spine to 1 inch long, black-brown, margins unarmed or with a few teeth; inflorescence paniculate, to more than 20 feet; flowers green to 2 5/8 inches long.
Probably a sterile cultivar derived from A. angustifolia. 2
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199200096
- Source: plant from Chamberland/U
- Accession Date: 01-06-1989
- Bench: 2210 - XER:Chihuahuan-Tehuacan Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-29-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Asparagaceae
- SubFamily: Agavoideae
- Tribe: Agaveae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
- Sisal at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Wednesday, October 25, 2017.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Comvaser dice: Tomado de Wikipedia en Inglés según referencia señalada en Source.Dotado de licencia de uso de dominio público por el autor misma que se reproduce abajo. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Wednesday, October 25, 2017.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
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