Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Agave Americana | American Aloe | Ghayapat

Agave-Americana

Classification of Agave Americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Agavaceae
Genus: Agave
Species: A. americana
Binomial name
Agave americana


Common Names
English : American Aloe;
Marathi – Ghayapat

A stout shrubby rhizomatous perennial plant, with very stout, commonly variegated thick, fleshy long leaves. Cultivated in gardens as an ornamental and mostly as a hedge plant.
Propagated by suckers and bulbi

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