Agave americana L.

Plants of Ecuador
S5.ÎP
DupL«*S
124 Agava cf. americana, Agavaceae
Prov. PICHINCHA. Km 55 on road Quito-Otavalo. Open meadow along the
road. 78°10’W, 0°01'N. Alt. 2400 m.
Leaves to 2 m long in rosettes at base of inflorescences. Inflorescence to 5 m high. Tepals
green to red, red at apex, style and stamens yellowish-green. Fruit-like scent Visited by
humming birds during the day.
11 May 1991
Lars Tollsten
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Voucher for the project: "floral scent in pollination syndromes"
Field work supported by the Regnell Foundation
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