Agave vera-cruz Mill.

 
  • Family : AGAVACEAE
    (Agave Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RAJANIGANDHA FAMILY (रजनीगंधा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Agave breviscapa A.Berger ex Roster; Agave cyanophylla Jacobi; Agave haworthiana M.Roem.; Agave lepida D.Dietr.; Agave lurida Aiton; Agave magni Desf.; Agave manguai Desf.; Agave mexicana Lam.; Agave polyphylla K.Koch; Agave vera-crucis Haw.; Agave vernae A.Berger
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Agave vera-cruz Mill.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kektad (Marathi)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Planted and naturalized
  • Comments / notes : Commonly naturalized and planted as a hedge
  • Key identification features : Perennial, erect shrubs; Leaves large, in lax rosette, distinctly broader at or above middle; Inflorescence candelabriform; Stamens in bud inflexed under lips of perianth segments.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-May
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Maharashtra : Amravati district, Kolhapur district, Nagpur district, Osmanabad district, Sindhudurg district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Gajapati district, Balasore district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Mexico
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Widely planted and cultivated
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state – Monocotyledons
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 193
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Agave vera-cruz. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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