Agave decipiens

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Agave decipiens, Baker (A. laxifolia, Baker. A latifolia, Auct. A spiralis, Hort.). Trunk 6-8 ft.: lvs. 2-4 x 36-50 in., green, rather soft and somewhat outcurved, with round-grooved spine and slender prickles from green prominences: infl. ample; fls. 2 1/4 in.; ovary 1 1/8 in., segm. and tube 3/4 in. each: caps. pyriform. Yucatan. Dodge, Rep. Fiber Invest. 3, 5, 9, pl. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 7, pl. 57-59.-The false sisal, extensively naturalized, if not indigenous, in Fla. This and A. Karwinskii deserve the name arborescent, in the genus Agave. The tequila mescals (A. tequilana, Web., etc.), grown in W. Mex. for the preparation of a distilled beverage, and the zpupes (A. Zapupe, Trel., etc.), grown for fiber in E. Mex., are closely related to the preceding group. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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