Agave potatorum Zucc., Flora 15(2 Beibl.): 96 1832 (Syn: Agave amoena Lem. ex Jacobi; Agave auricantha Baker; Agave elegans Salm-Dyck; Agave latifolia Karw. ex Salm-Dyck; Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii (Lem. ex Jacobi) A.Berger; Agave pulchra Salm-Dyck; Agave quadrata Lem.; Agave saundersii Hook.f.; Agave schnittspahnii Jacobi; Agave scolymus Karw. ex Salm-Dyck; Agave scolymus var. polymorpha A.Terracc.; Agave verschaffeltii Lem. ex Jacobi; Agave verschaffeltii Lem.);
Verschaffelt agave Agave potatorum Family: Asparagaceae Subfamily: Agavoideae Dr. J.S. Sarkaria Cactus Garden, Punchkula, Haryana October 2016 Cactus for ID : 260111 : AK-2: Taken on the 28th of March,2006 at Gangajal Nursery, Nasik.
This is not a cactus but its origin is the same, the american continent, probably Mexico. It is an Agave sp. There are many species in cultivation, the most commonly known is the Agave americana, which can be seen growing in many places worldwide. The flowerstalk can be very tall and the leaves each more than a meter long.
Agave potatorum Zucc (Syn : Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii A. Berger 1915, Agave verschaffletii) Agave potatorum from Cactus Garden Panchkula: Agave potatorum from Cactus Park Panchkula
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