Agave sisalana Perrine

  • Filed As

    Asparagaceae
    Agave sisalana Perrine

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 927 with T. A. Zanoni, 12 Dec 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Bosque Estatale de Guánica, Vereda Fuerte, off Rte 334.

  • Habitat

    Dry forest, reddish soil over dogtooth limestone. Exostema, Bucida, Amyris spp, Pictetia, Agave, Vanilla. Dogtooth limestone.

  • Description

    Plants 1.5m; infloresence 2m, stalk 2.5m; leaves blue-green, channeled w/ few spines on margins. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer samples: 927a leaf(Atha-1305); 927b inflorescence stalk(Atha-1306)

  • Collection Notes

    Received 12/15/94

  • Specimen Notes

    deposit NY - 6/22/99

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 201634

    Occurrence ID: 17ba34e1-f9d3-48e6-a2a6-fca28074879d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Asparagaceae

  • All Determinations

    Agave sisalana Perrine det T. A. Zanoni, 1994
    Note: Sterile but deposited

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Bosque Estatale de Guánica, Vereda Fuerte, off Rte 334

  • Elevation

    Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.97, -66.88

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