Agave eggersiana, or Eggers' century plant,[1] is an endangered species of spiky plant which grows in the Virgin Islands, in dry, exposed areas. Agave eggersiana is a perennial herb known in the wild only from the island of St. Croix of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USFWS 1998a).[2] A small number of plants remain on private land and are threatened by tourist development (USFWS 1998b). Other threats include feral pigs and goats on National Park Service land (USFWS 1998b). Research needs include distribution and abundance, general biology and ecology (USFWS 1998a). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requests that any interested parties (concerned government agencies, the scientific community and/or industry) submit data or suggestions concerning this species (USFWS 1998b). The plant is being cultivated at the St. George Village Botanical Garden in St. Croix U.S.V.I.(USFWS 1998a) and at Fairchild Botanical Gardens in south Florida.
Agave eggersiana has flowering stalks up to 7 m (23 feet) in height and has large, yellow tubular flowers that produce flattened black seeds (USFWS 1998a).[3]
Agave eggersiana, or Eggers' century plant, is an endangered species of spiky plant which grows in the Virgin Islands, in dry, exposed areas. Agave eggersiana is a perennial herb known in the wild only from the island of St. Croix of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USFWS 1998a). A small number of plants remain on private land and are threatened by tourist development (USFWS 1998b). Other threats include feral pigs and goats on National Park Service land (USFWS 1998b). Research needs include distribution and abundance, general biology and ecology (USFWS 1998a). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requests that any interested parties (concerned government agencies, the scientific community and/or industry) submit data or suggestions concerning this species (USFWS 1998b). The plant is being cultivated at the St. George Village Botanical Garden in St. Croix U.S.V.I.(USFWS 1998a) and at Fairchild Botanical Gardens in south Florida.
Agave eggersiana has flowering stalks up to 7 m (23 feet) in height and has large, yellow tubular flowers that produce flattened black seeds (USFWS 1998a).
Agave eggersiana es una especie de planta suculenta de la familia de las asparagáceas.[1]
Es endémica de las Islas Vírgenes. Esta Agave es una especie en riesgo. La población podría extinguirse debido al bajo número de especímenes, cambios en el ambiente, y parámetros de los predadores.
Agave eggersiana fue descrito por William Trelease y publicado en Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 28, pl. 31–33. 1913.[2][3][4]
Agave: nombre genérico que fue dado a conocer científicamente en 1753 por el naturalista sueco Carlos Linneo, quien lo tomó del griego Agavos. En la mitología griega, Ágave era una ménade hija de Cadmo, rey de Tebas que, al frente de una muchedumbre de bacantes, asesinó a su hijo Penteo, sucesor de Cadmo en el trono. La palabra agave alude, pues, a algo admirable o noble.[5]
eggersiana: epíteto otorgado en honor del botánico danés Henrik Franz Alexander von Eggers.
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Especies: Agave eggersiana
Agave eggersiana es una especie de planta suculenta de la familia de las asparagáceas.
Agave eggersiana là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Măng tây. Loài này được Trel. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1913.[1]
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