Agave spp

(Hidayat, 2017)

Classification of Agave spp
Regnum : Plantae     
Divisio   : Magnoliophyta 
Classis    : Liliopsida     
Ordo       : Liliales         
Familia   : Agavaceae       
Genus     : Agave         
Spesies   : Agave spp

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Description 

Succulent plants in the flowering plant family Agavaceae, characterized by large, basal rosettes of thick fleshy leaves typically with a sharp terminal point and spiny margins. One of the most familiar species is Agave americana, the American aloe, which is also known as the "century plant" because of the long time before the plant flowers.

Agave are popular as ornamental plants, as well as providing food and fiber. The flower, leaves, stalks or basal rosettes, and the sap all are edible and some varieties of Agave are made into the alcoholic beverages mescal and tequila. The rare bloom of the century plants are a wonder to behold, for the plant prepares for a number of years for the moment when it can flower and reproduce, yielding a spike with a cyme of big yellow flowers, only to die after flowering. Ecologycaly, the plants provide food and water for animals, (Encyclopedia, 2019).

Spot Characters

Stiff Leaves

Benefit 

Ornamental plant

Distribution 

New Zealand, East Australia, Southest Asia, Polinesia, and Hawaii.

Location 

FPMIPA A UPI

Local Name 

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