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Maguey
Maguey may refer to various American plants: * Genus '' Agave'', especially ** Species ''Agave americana'', the century plant ** Species ''Agave salmiana ''Agave salmiana'' (also known as ''maguey pulquero'' and green maguey) is a species of the family Asparagaceae, native to central and southern Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in South Africa, Italy and Spain, specially in the Canary I ...'' * Genus '' Furcraea'', a source of natural fiber * Maguey flowers, an edible flower Other uses In music, Maguey also refers to: * Banda Maguey, a Mexican music band {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maguey Flower
The maguey flower (''Agave'' spp.), in Spanish, flor de maguey (), also known locally as gualumbo, hualumbo, quiote or jioteThe term ''quiote'' or ''jiote'' (from the Nahuatl ''quiotl'', "stem", "bud") refers mainly to the vigorous edible stem that grows from the center of the plant when it ripes. However, the maguey flower can also be called, by extension, ''quiote''. The term is also used as a verb: it is said that when a maguey ripes, it has "quioted" (''ha quiotado''). Further reading: García, P. (2020) is a typical product of Mexican cuisine, cultivated mainly in the rural areas of the center of the country. Due to its difficult availability, it is considered a delicacy. Maguey flowers are harvested and consumed closed (when they have not yet flowered), since once opened ( ripened), they have a bitter taste. Description The maguey or agave plant (''metl'' in Nahuatl) is one of the most appreciated '' quelites'' in Mexican cuisine. All its parts are used from this plant: the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agave Americana
''Agave americana'', common names century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico and the United States in Texas. It is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant, and has been naturalized in many regions, including parts of the West Indies, South America, Mediterranean Basin, Africa, Canary Islands, India, China, Thailand, and Australia. Despite the common name "American aloe", it is not in the same family as aloe, though it is in the same order, Asparagales. Description Although it is called the century plant, it typically lives only 10 to 30 years. It has a spread around with gray-green leaves of long, each with a prickly margin and a heavy spike at the tip that can pierce deeply. Near the end of its life, the plant sends up a tall, branched stalk, laden with yellow blossoms, that may reach a total height up to . Its common name derives from its semelparous nature of flowering only once at the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agave
''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves. ''Agave'' now includes species formerly placed in a number of other genera, such as ''Manfreda'', ×''Mangave'', ''Polianthes'' and ''Prochnyanthes''. Many plants in this genus may be considered perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower. However, most ''Agave'' species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once and then dies; a small number of ''Agave'' species are polycarpic. Maguey flowers are considered edible in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. Along with plants from the closely related genera ''Yucca'', ''Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agave Salmiana
''Agave salmiana'' (also known as ''maguey pulquero'' and green maguey) is a species of the family Asparagaceae, native to central and southern Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in South Africa, Italy and Spain, specially in the Canary Islands. This species, also called ''Agave of Salm'' or ''Salm-Dick'', is dedicated to the German prince and botanist Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck (1773-1861). Description ''A. salmiana '' presents a spiral-shaped rosette with large flared and erect leaves. These leaves are thick, dark green with a large point at the tip and strong spines on the edges. When a leaf has unfolded, it leaves an imprint on the leaf underneath. Like most agaves, the species is monocarpic, that is to say it only flowers once and then dies. This flowering occurs after 15 to 25 years producing a vertical floral stem, typically up to long and bearing greenish-yellow flowers. The largest specimens have been significantly taller. One specimen growing at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furcraea
''Furcraea'' is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands.García-Mendoza, A. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de ''Furcraea'' (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 66: 113–129 They are xerophytic monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae '' sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. They constitute one ...s. Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or ''cabuyo'', a natural fiber. Species See also * Fique References Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Furcraea'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
