Agave missionum
Trel.
Puerto Rican century plant
AsparagaceaeFlowers
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flower bud, Buds
The flower buds are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent
How to Identify
An agave succulent found in tropical regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Agave missionum of the West Indies is a succulent plant of the family Agavaceae. Its common names include corita and karata. It is exceptionally large; with leaves up to 4.50 m (14.8 ft) in length and up to 50 cm (20 in) wide, equaled only by Agave atrovirens.
Names & Synonyms
Corita
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 31
