Thanks, Barry ji. Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave
*Agave* is a succulent <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succulent_plant> plant<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant>of a large botanical <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical> genus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus>of the same name, belonging to the family Agavaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agavaceae>. Chiefly Mexican <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico>, agaves occur also in the southern and western United States<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States>and in central and tropical South America <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America>. The plants have a large rosette <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosette_(botany)> of thick fleshy leaves, each ending generally in a sharp point and with a spiny margin; the stout stem is usually short, the leaves apparently springing from the root. Along with plants from the related genus *Yucca<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca> *, various *Agave* species are popular ornamental plants<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornamental_plant> . Each rosette is monocarpic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocarpic> and grows slowly to flower only once. During flowering a tall stem or "mast" grows from the center of the leaf rosette and bears a large number of shortly tubular flowers. After development of fruit the original plant dies, but suckers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_shoot> are frequently produced from the base of the stem which become new plants. It is a common misconception that Agaves are cacti<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus>. Agaves are closely related to the lily <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily>and amaryllis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaryllis> families<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)>, and are not related to cacti. 2009/2/7 Barry Stock <[email protected]> > > Yazda, > > This is some species of Agave. They are monocarpic, flowering once and > then dying. The large stalk flowers, is pollinated, and produces > miniature versions of the plant called bulbils. You can shake the > stalk and many miniature plants will fall like rain. > > -bs > > > On Feb 6, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Yazdy Palia wrote: > > > > > Hi folks, > > I would not be able to name the plant but I have seen it all over > > being used as fence. The central stem comes up only at the time of > > flowering. The flowers themselves turn into small plants and drop down > > and take root. The mother plant then just dries up. The leaves are > > long and succulent and for many years you do not see the central stem. > > Once the central stem comes, and the plant flowers, the mother plant > > dies. > > I have tried to get the identity and will try once again. > > Regards > > Yazdy Palia. > > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Friends > >> This plant I saw in Ranthambore National Park,it interested me > >> because > >> at grund level it is like Aloe plant.In the middle one single stem > >> around 3.5 metre ht. and 50 mm dia.Stem is visible in the photo. > >> Please give ID > >> > >> > >> IMG_0127.JPGa.jpg > >> > >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. > >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
