Scientific Name :
Agave americana L.
Synonym :
Agave spectabilis Salisb.
Aloe americana (L.) Crantz
Common Name : Century plant, Kamal cactus, Jangli-anarash
Plant Family : Asparagaceae
Habit : Succulent
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to June
Flower Colour : Yellowish green
Description : Height: Upto 10 m
Leaves: Succulent, long and broad, margins prickly
Flowers: Bell shape, scape 3 to 6 m tall, large bracts, flowers only once, perianth, stamens 6 tricarpellary ovary
Inflorescence: Panicle, upto 9 metre, yellow green, inflorescence develops from the peduncle stalk from the centre of rosette of leaves
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, CH, VT, TL
Distribution Range : S. U.S.A. to Mexico.
Uses : Leaves useful in obtaining fibre
Leaves also used as fooder for cattles
