Century plant, American aloe

Scientific Name :

Agave americana L.

Synonym(s) :

Agave altissima Zumagl.

Local/Common name(s) :

Century plant, American aloe

Family :

Asparagaceae

Habit :

Shrubs

Flowering/Fruiting Time :

Habitat :

Cultivated along the fences

Endemic :

No

Status (IUCN) :

Least Concern (LC)

Distribution :

Tropical America, introduced in to the Paleotropics

Nativity :

Exotic

Uses :

Ornamental, Medicine

Description (Morphology) :

Stem reduced. Leaves forming a rosette, curving outwards, the ends drooping, more than 1 m long, widest about the middle, neck not sharply constricted. green, sometimes glaucous, often with pale yellow borders or otherwise variegated, shallowly channelled only at the apical region. Apical spine c. 1 cm, dark reddish brown-black, marginal spines pointing downwards.