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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| name = ''Agave margaritae''
| image = Agave margaritae (jardin botanique de Nice).jpg
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| image_alt = "Agave margaritae" at the Jardin botanique de la Ville de Nice
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| image_caption = ''Agave margaritae'' at the [[Jardin botanique de la Ville de Nice]]
| phylum = [[Tracheophyta]]
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| taxon = Agave margaritae
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| authority = ([[Townshend Stith Brandegee|Brandegee]], 1889)
| ordo = ''[[Asparagales]]''
| familia = [[Asparagaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Agavoideae]]
| genus = ''[[Agave]]''
| species = '''''A. margaritae'''''
| binomial = ''Agave margaritae''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Townshend Stith Brandegee|Brandegee]], 1889)
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''''Agave margaritae''' is a [[species]] of plant from the [[Agave]] [[genus]]. Its [[Trivial name]] in English is "Magdalena Island Agave".
'''''Agave margaritae''''' is a [[species]] of plant from the ''[[Agave]]'' [[genus]]. Its [[common name]] in English is "Magdalena Island Agave".

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==Distribution==
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The plant is [[endemic]] to [[Baja California Sur]] state in northwestern Mexico. It is only found on [[Isla Magdalena (Baja California Sur)|Magdelena Island]] ([[Type (biology)#type locality|type locality]]) and [[Isla Santa Margarita]] in the [[Gulf of California]]. It is associated with ''[[Echinocereus barthelowanus]]''.


==Description==
==Description==
''Agave margaritae'' has small rosettes, that are formed in sparse offshoots. Its pointed leaves have oval to wide lancets and are thick, fleshy, variably arranged, bright-yellow/green colored, 10 to 25 cm long and 7 to 10 cm wide. The leaf edges are variably serrated and form a brown horny edge. The colors of the tips range from brown to grey and are two to three cm long.


''Agave margaritae'' consists small rosettes, that are formed in sparse offshoorts. Its pointed leaves have oval to wide lancets and are thick, fleshy, variably arranged, bright-yellow/green colored, 10 to 25 cm long and 7 to 10 cm wide. The leaf edges are variably serrated and form a brown horny edge. The colors of the tips range from brown to grey and are two to three cm long.
The panicles inflorescence are two to three and a half meters high. The bright-yellow [[flower]]s are 45 to 50 mm long and appear on the upper half of the inflorescence in loose, variably arranged branches. The flower tube is 14 to 10 mm long. The blooming period is from June to July.


The panicles inflorescence are two to three and a half meters high. The bright-yellow [[Flower|flowers]] are 45 to 50 mm long and appear on the upper half of the inflorescence in loose, variably arranged branches. The flower tube is 14 to 10 mm long.
The elongated three-chamber [[Capsule (fruit)|capsules]] are three to five cm long and 1.5 to two cm wide. The black, variably formed [[seed]]s are four to five mm long and .5 mm thick.


===Taxonomy===
The elongated three-chamber [[Capsule (botany)|capsules]] are three to five cm long and 1.5 to two cm wide. The black, variably formed [[Seed|seeds]] are four to five mm long and .5 mm thick.
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The [[species description]] was published in 1889 by [[Townshend Stith Brandegee]].<ref>Brandegee In: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. II. 1889, Band 2, S. 206.</ref> A [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]] of this species is ''Agave connochaetoden'' <span class="Person">Trel.</span>


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''Agave margaritae'' is a representative of the genus ''Agave''. It is differentiated through leaf and flower structure characteristics.<ref name="Gentry 1982 S. 389">Gentry et al.: 1982 S. 389.</ref> The species is related to ''[[Agave vizcainoensis]]''. ''Agave margaritae'' is cultivated in [[Huntington Library|Huntington Botanic Garden]] in San Marino, California.
The blooming period is from June to July.


==References==
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===Literature===
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== Systematics and Distribution ==
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* August J. Breitung: ''Agave margaritae'' in: ''The Agaves''. The Cactus & Succulent Journal Yearbook, 1968, S. 88–89.

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''Agave margaritae'' growth is strictly limited to Mexico in [[Baja California Sur]] on [[Isla Magdalena (Baja California Sur)|Magdelena Island]] (type locality) and [[Isla Santa Margarita]]. It is associated with ''[[Echinocereus barthelowanus]]''.

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The [[Species description]] was published in 1889 by [[Townshend Stith Brandegee]].<ref>Brandegee In: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. II. 1889, Band 2, S. 206.</ref> A [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]] of this species is ''Agave connochaetoden'' <span class="Person">Trel.</span>

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''Agave margaritae'' is a representative of the [[Genus]] ''Deserticolae''. It is under domiciled in [[Baja California Peninsula]] and differentiated through leaf and flower structure characteristics.<ref name="Gentry 1982 S. 389">Gentry et al.: 1982 S. 389.</ref> The species is related to ''[[Agave vizcainoensis]]''. ''Agave margaritae'' is cultivated in [[The Huntington|Huntington Botanic Garden]] in San Marino, California.


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==Literature==
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* August J. Breitung: ''Agave margaritae''. In: ''The Agaves''. The Cactus & Succulent Journal Yearbook, 1968, S. 88-89.
* Howard Scott Gentry: ''Agaves of Continental North America''. University of Arizona Press, 1982, S. 389.
* Howard Scott Gentry: ''Agaves of Continental North America''. University of Arizona Press, 1982, S. 389.
* B. Ullrich: ''Agave margaritae Brandegee''. In: ''[[Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten]]''. Band 40, Nummer 6, 1989, Karteikarte 18.
* B. Ullrich: ''Agave margaritae Brandegee''. In: ''[[Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten]]''. Band 40, Nummer 6, 1989, Karteikarte 18.
* J. Thiede: ''Agave margaritae''. In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): ''Sukkulenten-Lexikon. Einkeimblättrige Pflanzen (Monocotyledonen)''. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7, S. 45.
* J. Thiede: ''Agave margaritae''. In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): ''Sukkulenten-Lexikon. Einkeimblättrige Pflanzen (Monocotyledonen)''. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, {{ISBN|3-8001-3662-7}}, S. 45.


==References==
==External links==
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[[Category:Agave]]
[[Category:Agave|margaritae]]
[[Category:Flora of Baja California Sur]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of Mexico]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1889]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Townshend Stith Brandegee]]

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Agave margaritae
"Agave margaritae" at the Jardin botanique de la Ville de Nice
Agave margaritae at the Jardin botanique de la Ville de Nice
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. margaritae
Binomial name
Agave margaritae
(Brandegee, 1889)

Agave margaritae is a species of plant from the Agave genus. Its common name in English is "Magdalena Island Agave".

Distribution

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The plant is endemic to Baja California Sur state in northwestern Mexico. It is only found on Magdelena Island (type locality) and Isla Santa Margarita in the Gulf of California. It is associated with Echinocereus barthelowanus.

Description

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Agave margaritae has small rosettes, that are formed in sparse offshoots. Its pointed leaves have oval to wide lancets and are thick, fleshy, variably arranged, bright-yellow/green colored, 10 to 25 cm long and 7 to 10 cm wide. The leaf edges are variably serrated and form a brown horny edge. The colors of the tips range from brown to grey and are two to three cm long.

The panicles inflorescence are two to three and a half meters high. The bright-yellow flowers are 45 to 50 mm long and appear on the upper half of the inflorescence in loose, variably arranged branches. The flower tube is 14 to 10 mm long. The blooming period is from June to July.

The elongated three-chamber capsules are three to five cm long and 1.5 to two cm wide. The black, variably formed seeds are four to five mm long and .5 mm thick.

Taxonomy

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The species description was published in 1889 by Townshend Stith Brandegee.[1] A synonym of this species is Agave connochaetoden Trel.

Agave margaritae is a representative of the genus Agave. It is differentiated through leaf and flower structure characteristics.[2] The species is related to Agave vizcainoensis. Agave margaritae is cultivated in Huntington Botanic Garden in San Marino, California.

References

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  1. ^ Brandegee In: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. II. 1889, Band 2, S. 206.
  2. ^ Gentry et al.: 1982 S. 389.

Literature

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  • August J. Breitung: Agave margaritae in: The Agaves. The Cactus & Succulent Journal Yearbook, 1968, S. 88–89.
  • Howard Scott Gentry: Agaves of Continental North America. University of Arizona Press, 1982, S. 389.
  • B. Ullrich: Agave margaritae Brandegee. In: Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten. Band 40, Nummer 6, 1989, Karteikarte 18.
  • J. Thiede: Agave margaritae. In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Sukkulenten-Lexikon. Einkeimblättrige Pflanzen (Monocotyledonen). Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7, S. 45.
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