Agave medioxima Trelease
Agave obducta Trelease
Agave vangrolae Trelease
Agave ventum-versa Trelease
Agave trankeera
Agave scheuermaniana
Agave salmdyckii
Agave nevidis
Agave karatto Miller
Dagger log, batta log, maguey, kabuya
“Dagger log,” also “batta log,” is native to the Windward Islands of the Caribbean West Indies, including Antigua and Barbuda; it is the national flower of both Antigua and Barbuda. They are not found in the wild elsewhere in North America. The common names refer to the use of the rigid flowering stalks to create fishing rafts. The white interior pulp of the leaves was also used for bait.
Plants: Rosettes are 8–10′ (2.4–3 m) around.
Leaves: Dagger-like, medium green, up to 3′ (1 m) long, with sharp tips and small teeth along the edges.
Flowers: The flowering spike is up to 18′ (5.5 m) feet high, multiply branched near the top. Flowers are yellow.
Fruits: After flowering, numerous bulbils appear near the spent flowers, forming new plants which shortly drop to the ground (the baby plants are clearly visible in Photo 1).
Habitats: Seasonally dry tropical biome.
Online References:
Agave barbadensis Trelease
Agave medioxima Trelease
Agave obducta Trelease
Agave vangrolae Trelease
Agave ventum-versa Trelease
Agave trankeera
Agave scheuermaniana
Agave salmdyckii
Agave nevidis
Agave medioxima Trelease
Agave obducta Trelease
Agave vangrolae Trelease
Agave ventum-versa Trelease
Agave trankeera
Agave scheuermaniana
Agave salmdyckii
Agave nevidis
1 · 2/24/1998 · Antigua 
2 · 2/24/1998 · Antigua 
3 · That might be a gray kingbird perched on top. · 2/24/1998 · Antigua 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Asparagales | A diverse group that includes asparagus |
| Family | Asparagaceae | Agaves, asparagus, hyacinths, and others |
| Genus | Agave | From Greek, meaning “noble” |
| Species | karatto | From Greek keras, ”the horn of an animal; horn as a material“ |
Agave karatto description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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