About Caribbean Agave
Agave angustifolia (Caribbean agave) is a species of agave plant which is native to Mexico and Central America. It is used to make mezcal and also as an ornamental plant. The cultivar 'Marginata' that white margins on the leaves is a popular variety cultivated in botanical gardens and backyards. It is very closely related to blue agave Agave tequilana, but is used to make the distilled alcoholic beverage mezcal instead of tequila, and is the predominant agave species grown in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Agave angustifolia
- Genus
- Agave
- Family
- AGAVACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Planted
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- அகவே அகசுடீஃபோலியா
Agavaceae
Agave Family
Caribbean Agave belongs to the Agavaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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