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Agave toumeyana Trel.
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. xxiii. 140 (1920).
Family: AGAVACEAE

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave toumeyana Trel.
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. xxiii. 140 (1920).

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave toumeyana subs. bella (Breitung) Gentry
Agaves Cont. N. Amer. 211 (1982)
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave toumeyana subs. bella f. variegata hort.

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Toumey Agave, Toumey's Century Plant
SICILIAN (Sicilianu): Centuspati di Toumey
TURKISH (Türkçe): Toumey sabırı

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Agave toumeyana group

  • Agave toumeyana Trel.: It forms small compact rosettes, up to 30 cm in diameter, 30 cm tall, each with 100–200 leaves at maturity. Leaves are thin, stiff with striking white markings and adorned with curling white threads.
  • Agave toumeyana var. bella (Toumey's Century Plant)Agave toumeyana subs. bella (Breitung) Gentry: The 'bella'' variety is much smaller and compact than the Agave toumeyana (up to 20 cm tall). It also make smaller inflorescence.
  • Agave toumeyana subs. bella f. variegata hort.: Variegated form.


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