Caribbean Agave
Agave angustifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- January-June
How to identify Caribbean Agave
Identify Caribbean Agave by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Narrower leaves than most agaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad succulent rosette.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Agavaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Caribbean Agave.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Agave angustifolia
- Genus
- Agave
- Family
- Agavaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Tropics
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad succulent rosetterecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Caribbean Agave itself; the rest are typical of the Agavaceae family.
Local Names
- Tamil
- அகவே அகசுடீஃபோலியா
About Caribbean Agave
Caribbean Agave (Agave angustifolia) belongs to the Agavaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It is planted. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Agavaceae
Agave Family
Caribbean Agave belongs to the Agavaceae family.
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