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Agave salmiana var. ferox (K.Koch) Gentry
Agaves Cont. N. Amer. 611 (1982)
Family: AGAVACEAE

Agave salmiana var. ferox Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Photo taken at Cervia, Adriatic coast of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Agave salmiana
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave salmiana var. ferox (K.Koch) Gentry
Agaves Cont. N. Amer. 611 (1982)
Synonymy: 7 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck
Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 88 1859
Synonymy: 18 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave salmiana subs. crassispina (Trel.) Gentry
Agaves Cont. N. Amer. 609 (1982).
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ARABIC ( لعربية ): أجاف فيروكس
CATALAN (Català): Pulque, Maguey, Maguey de montaña
ESTONIAN (Eesti): Tugevaogaline agaav
FINNISH (Suomi): Siniagaave
SPANISH (Español): Pulque, Maguey, Maguey de montaña
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Агава ферокс

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Agave salmiana group

  • Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck: has green leaves with long-acuminate sigmoid apices and large peduncular bracts subtending broad, pyramidal, large panicles. Distribution: Central and southern Mexico.
  • Agave salmiana subs. crassispina (Trel.) Gentry
  • Agave salmiana var. ferox (K.Koch) Gentry: produce a an urn-shaped silhouette made up of very broad, and well-armed, leaves up to 35 cm (or more) wide. Central and southern Mexico.

19616 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Agave salmiana var. ferox Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
19617 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Agave salmiana var. ferox Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

19618 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Agave salmiana var. ferox Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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