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Agave attenuata

Salm-Dyck (1834)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Genus: Agave

swan's neck agave

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hort. Dyck.: 303 (1834)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Agave attenuata East Maui, Makawao, G.R. Carter's place Rock garden. Preserved_Specimen Inflorescence spike 10+ ft. long, fls. greenish-yellow, paired; lves pointed on stalked rosette. Carter, G.R. Maui BISH 1949-02-27
2 Agave attenuata Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa campus, Bachman Hall Preserved_Specimen A rosette sumounting a stem 0.6 m long. Inflorescence at first erect & ultimately bowed over arises out of the rosette. Smaller rosettes branch off main stem, especially mear the base. Sepals & petals chartreuse. Flower has a moderate odor in afternoon. Lau, J. 1897 Oahu BISH 1986-01-21
3 Agave attenuata University of Hawaii, Manoa campus, Honolulu Cultivated plant growing behind Hemenway Arts and Crafts Bldg. Preserved_Specimen Rosette of lvs ca 3' diam; scape ca 6' tall, tip drooping over; flws projecting from scape at right angle, tep chartreuse green, filaments yellowish, anthers yellow-white. Staples, G.W. 768 Oahu BISH 1991-12-14
4 Agave attenuata Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa campus, Bachman Hall Preserved_Specimen A rosette sumounting a stem 0.6 m long. Inflorescence at first erect & ultimately bowed over arises out of the rosette. Smaller rosettes branch off main stem, especially mear the base. Sepals & petals chartreuse. Flower has a moderate odor in afternoon. Lau, J. 1897 Oahu BISH 1986-01-21
5 Agave attenuata Hoea HUMAN_OBSERVATION -868728425 Maui HAPI 1/20/2012
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