Traditional Herbs from Agave pedunculifera

What is Agave pedunculifera Looks like??

Parts of Agave pedunculifera that could be used

Leaf

Agave pedunculifera Distribution

Agave pedunculifera is native to the Mexican states of Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit and Jalisco, where it can be found growing along steep cliffs of volcanic rock. The plant was first described under this name in 1920 by American botanist, entomologist and explorer William Trelaese, who later became director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. Louis. This plant is most closely related to Agave attenuata. This plant is usually planted in gardens as an ornamental plant. This succulent plant is also useful in traditional medicine
Agroecology of Agave pedunculifera
Agave pedunculifera plants like to grow in full sun or partial shade, are not cold hardy, in loose, fertile, well-drained soil with regular irrigation. This plant prefers a warm and dry environment and has a growing temperature of 15-25?.
Morphology of Agave pedunculifera

Soft leaves, leaves mostly 50-70 x 15-18 cm, or 80-90 x 11-15 cm and lanceolate, soft - succulent, ascending-horizontal symmetrical, concave plane, thickened, narrowed and convex at base, green pale to grayish white, edges narrowly lined brown or white, densely denticulated, denticles 0.5-2 mm long, spine weak, acicular, about 1 cm long.
Spike racemose flowers, 2-3 m long, erect or curved, flowering from near the leaf canopy.\u00a0Bracts chartaceous, very narrow, lower ones longer than flowers ; flowers germinate or crawl on dichotomous stalks 2-3 cm long, yellow, slender, 37-52 mm long ovary 20-27 mm long slender, cylindrical, with a neck not narrowly grooved; tube shallow funnel-shaped, 2-6 mm deep, slightly contorted; tepals oval to elliptical, thin, ascending to obtuse, overlapping at base, inner wider (7-8 mm), with low keel wide; filaments 30-55 mm long, inserted with tepals in the tube opening; anther 14-22 mm long, centric yellow.
Fruit capsule 15-20 mm long, apiculate.
Seeds 2.5 \u00d7 2 mm.

Cultivation of Agave pedunculifera

The most common propagation method for thorn aloe vera is by division, which is usually done during the growing season or when repotting. Carefully remove any shoots growing from the leaves of the plant. If the removed shoot has roots and there are no wounds at the base, can be planted directly into a pot. If the removed shoot has no roots or has a wound, the shoot needs to be placed in a cool and well-ventilated environment for about 5 days so that the wound completely dries and heals And good ventilation. Usually it will root in 10 days and survive.
It takes a long time\u00a0to grow from a seedling to a flowering plant. Generally when it flowers it will grow one or many long flower spikes. When the flowers are almost dead, a group of seedlings will be very often grows on the top of the spike. These can be harvested and replanted.

Agave pedunculifera, more details :

Chemical Content of Agave pedunculifera
Information not found. Need further investigation.
Benefits of Agave pedunculifera
Historical or theoretical uses for which there is insufficient evidence: antibacterial, constipation, diabetes, diuretic, dysentery, flatulence, hemolytic activity, digestive disorders, insulin resistance, jaundice, laxative, nutritional supplement. Further investigation or study is needed to confirm the traditional use of this species.
Simplisia of Agave pedunculifera

Another Facts for Agave pedunculifera :

Synonym of Agave pedunculifera
Agave attenuata subsp. dentata (J.Verschaff.) B.Ullrich, Agave attenuata var. serrulata A.Terracc., Agave cernua var. serrulata (A.Terracc.) A.Berger
Habitus of Agave pedunculifera
Succulents. Annual succulent 60-90 cm high
Habitat of Agave pedunculifera