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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MH446 : Agave angustifolia Haw.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :  
Class : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order : Liliales
Family : Agavaceae - Century-plant family
Genus : Agave L. - agave
Species : Agave angustifolia Haw. - century plant
Plant Location in Melghat :  
Plant Category : Herbs  
Plant's Current Status :  
Plant Family : Agavaceae  
 
Plant Common Name : Caribean Agave, Caribbean Century Plant
 
Synonym : Agave aboriginum Trel.
Agave bergeri Trel. ex A.Berger
Agave breedlovei Gentry
Agave costaricana Gentry
Agave donnell-smithii Trel.
Agave elongate Jacobi
Agave endlichiana Trel.
Agave exselsa Baker
Agave ixtli Karw. ex Salm-Dyck
Agave ixtlioides Hook.
Agave jacquiniana Schult.
Agave jacquiniana Schult. ex Hook.
Agave kirchneriana A.Berger
Agave lespinassei Trel.
Agave letonae F.W.Taylor ex Trel.
Agave owenii I.M.Johnst.
Agave pacifica Trel.
Agave panamana Trel.
Agave prainiana A.Berger
Agave sicaefolia Trel.
Agave spectabilis Tod.
Agave wightii J.R.Drumm. & Prain
Agave yaquiana Trel.
Agave zapupe Trel.
Description : an evergreen, succulent plant forming a large, rosette of leaves up to 100cm tall and, eventually, a flowering stem that can be up to 5 metres tall.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : The juice of the cooked leaves and stems, and a root infusion, are taken internally or used as poultices for both internal and external swelling, as well as for bruises, liver and kidney diseases, arthritis, and dysentery. The roots are diaphoretic and diuretic.
 
Plant's Phytochemicals :
Reference : ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book PMID :