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'''''Agave shrevei''''' H.S. Gentry is a member of the family [[Agavaceae]], indigenous to the [[Sierra Madre Occidental]] in [[Mexico]], along the boundary between the states of Chihuahua and Sonora. <ref>Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.</ref> <ref>The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte</ref> Some of the indigenous peoples of the region consume the plant as a food source. <ref>Laferriere, Joseph E. 1991. Optimal use of ethnobotanical resources by the Mountain Pima of Chihuahua, Mexico. PhD dissertation, University of Arizona</ref> Two subspecies are currently recognized, although a third has been proposed (''A. shrevei'' subsp. ''magna'' H.S. Gentry).<ref>Gentry H.S. 1971. The Agave family in Sonora. USDA Agricultural Handbook 399.</ref> |
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'''''Agave shrevei''''' is a very small member of the [[Agavaceae]] family, indigenous to an area north of [[Matapi]] in [[Mexico]]. Two subspecies have been recognized{{cn|reason= Perhaps subsp. ''magna'' is also recognized|date=January 2013}}: |
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'''''Agave shrevei''''' H.S. Gentry, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Washington 527:95. 1942 |
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*''A. shrevei'' subsp. ''shrevei'' |
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* ''A. shrevei'' subsp. ''matapensis'' [[Howard Scott Gentry|Gentry]] |
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== References == |
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*The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte |
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| Division: | Angiospermae
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| Class: | Liliopsida
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| Order: | Asparagales
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| Species: | A. shrevei
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Agave shrevei H.S. Gentry is a member of the family Agavaceae, indigenous to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico, along the boundary between the states of Chihuahua and Sonora. [1] [2] Some of the indigenous peoples of the region consume the plant as a food source. [3] Two subspecies are currently recognized, although a third has been proposed (A. shrevei subsp. magna H.S. Gentry).[4]
Agave shrevei H.S. Gentry, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Washington 527:95. 1942
- A. shrevei subsp. shrevei
- A. shrevei subsp. matapensis Gentry
Description
A. shrevei subsp. matapensis grows as an open basal rosette of 0.7-0.8 inch long, 0.2-0.3 inch wide leaves bearing distinct compaction marks, fringed in small pale spines and tipped with particularly long apical needles with bases of up to 0.4 inches wide. Has small pale yellow flowers.
Cultivation
Propagates mainly by seed and grows quite slowly compared to larger agaves.
References
- ^ Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
- ^ The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte
- ^ Laferriere, Joseph E. 1991. Optimal use of ethnobotanical resources by the Mountain Pima of Chihuahua, Mexico. PhD dissertation, University of Arizona
- ^ Gentry H.S. 1971. The Agave family in Sonora. USDA Agricultural Handbook 399.