Agave americana L.

W*H.CAMP Ho* E-2344
Leaves markedly glaucous, to 2 m* long* Inflorescences 3-5 m* Ovary and
tube apple-green* Perianth lobes greenish-yellow, Filaments and anthers pale
green* Plants used as fences* Also seen high on the cliffs along the Paute.
"Penco negro* — called "negro" because the lvs are darker than #¿343 under
the glaucescence. The spines are sometimes removed, the leaf chopped, and
fed to animals* A primary source of fiber* Also, the base of the plant is
sometimes used to make "pulque1* which is drunk as a crude somewhat fermented
juice, or sometimes used as a juice in which other foods are prepared*
Giler says that the juice from the freshly cut lvs will produce lip sores,
especially if one is not used to it* The flower buds are also cooked and made
into a sort of "Picles* que son mui »abraxas**
JL
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
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Plants propagating abundantly from basal
rhiaomatous suckers* (See field note)*
Sheet <i of 2 sfteets*
Between rios Azogues and Gualaceo,
PROV. AZUAY: Valley of the rio Paute, between Paute and Cuenca; 7,200-
8,000 ft. elev. (Dry cliffs, rocky hillsides and occasional ravines.)
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