Agave cupreata (Agave cupreata)
Description
Agave cupreata is a species of plant in the Asparagaceae family, and is found only on mountain slopes of the Rio Balsas basin in the Mexican states of Michoac-n and Guerrero at elevations of 1,200-1,800 meters. A. cupreata is a long-lived plant with mature leaves reaching between 40-80 cm in length and a flowering stalk of 4-7 m. The age of maturity for A. cupreata is variable, but generally occurs at any time from 5-15 years. A monocarpic perennial which does not reproduce clonally, A. cupreata allocates its accumulated resources toward the production of a single inflorescence and dies following the production of seeds. Communities in the mountains of Guerrero harvest and make mescal out of Agave cupreata, known locally as maguey papalote.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Asparagaceae
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Genus: Agave
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