Those spines make me think that this could be from Agavaceae or Asphodelaceae or in extreme case Crassulaceae!! Its just a speculation. I dont know of any Crassulacean member with spines. Pankaj
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Katarina <katarina.sten...@emg.umu.se> wrote: > This is not a cactus but its origin is the same, the american > continent, probably Mexico. It is an Agave sp. There are many species > in cultivation, the most commonly known is the Agave americana, which > can be seen growing in many places worldwide. The flowerstalk can be > very tall and the leaves each more than a meter long. > > Regards > Katarina Stenman > Sweden > > On 26 Jan, 06:51, "Aarti S. Khale" <aarti.kh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Taken on the 28th of March,2006 at Gangajal Nursery,Nasik. >> Aarti >> >> Cacti-Gangajal.JPG >> 146KVisaHämta -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
