Review of the Agave genus in Venezuela: Variation of diversity

Authors

  • José Rafael Rodríguez Universidad Politécnica Territorial Alonso Gamero, Falcón http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4951-8965
  • Miriam Díaz-de-Arends Instituto Falconiano para la investigación, el desarrollo sostenible y conservación de zonas áridas y costeras, Falcón http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8646-9058
  • Robert Wingfield† Universidad Politécnica Territorial Alonso Gamero, Falcón

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35381/a.g.v3i5.1657

Keywords:

Agronomy, arid land cultivation, arid zone. (UNESCO Thesaurus).

Abstract

The main objective of the present study was to elaborate a preliminary catalog of the Agave species that are both cultivated and naturally occurring, which were recorded after the field search and herbarium review. The description and characterization showing the similarities and differences with respect to species determined in other countries, with keys made by the botanist Robert Wingfield (Wingf.), which allowed elaborating an exhaustive and representative floristic catalog of the genus Agave, due to the fact that there are many tentative or generic identifications in some herbarium sheets, in Venezuela. The research was carried out in xerophytic forests of Falcón. In the semi-arid region there are some species with restricted distribution for the Caribbean, described in recent times and in the past (taxonomic novelties), and some chorological novelties are also located. The keys to differentiate the specimens studied were compared with the descriptions of Wingfield (2018).

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Published

2021-07-01

How to Cite

Rodríguez, J. R., Díaz-de-Arends, M., & Wingfield†, R. (2021). Review of the Agave genus in Venezuela: Variation of diversity. Agroecología Global. Revista Electrónica De Ciencias Del Agro Y Mar, 3(5), 16–24. https://doi.org/10.35381/a.g.v3i5.1657

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 5 (2021): Julio - Diciembre. 2021

Section

Notas científicas/Comunicaciones breves

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