Agave cupreata
| Agave cupreata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. cupreata |
| Binomial name | |
| Agave cupreata Trel. & Berger | |
Agave cupreata (Asparagaceae), is found only on mountain slopes of the Rio Balsas basin in the Mexican states of Michoacán and Guerrero at elevations of 1,200-1,800 meters.[1] A. cupreata is a long-lived plant with mature leaves reaching between 40–80 cm in length and a flowering stalk of 4–7 m.[1] The age of maturity for A. cupreata is variable, but generally occurs at any time from 5–15 years.[2] A monocarpic perennial which does not reproduce clonally, A. cupreata allocates its accumulated resources toward the production of a single inflorescence and dies following the production of seeds.[3]
Communities in the mountains of Guerrero harvest and make mescal out of Agave cupreata, known locally as maguey papalote.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gentry, H.S., 1982. Agaves of Continental North America. The University of Arizona press, Tucson, Arizona.
- 1 2 Illsley, C., Tlacotempa, A., Rivera, G., Morales, P., Garcia, J., Casarrubias, L., Calzada, M., Calzada, R., Carranca, C., Flores, J., Omar, E., 2005. Maguey papalote: para todo mal, mezcal; para todo bien, tambien. In: Lopez, C., Chanfon, S., Segura, G. (Eds.), La riqueza de los bosques mexicanos: mas alla de la madera. SEMARNAT, Mexico.
- ↑ Nobel, P.S., 1988. Environmental Biology of Agaves and Cacti. Cambridge University Press, New York.
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