Agave guiengola

Agave guiengola is a large, evergreen succulent flowering plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae, and is endemic to the State of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. It grows on limestone slopes at an elevation between 100 - 1000 m above sea level. The species name guiengola refers to Cerro Guiengola, the mountain where the species was first discovered.

Description
Agave guiengola reach a diameter of 30 - 40 cm. The leaves are thick, broad, whitish-green to bluish-colored, ovate to lanceolate, irregularly arranged, about 57 cm long and 13 - 15 cm wide. The dark brown margins of the leaves are densely toothed. The year-old slender inflorescence is 2 - 3 m high in nature, though heights exceeding 6.25 m have been observed in botanical gardens outside of its native habitat. The pale yellow to white colored flowers are 33 - 35 mm long and appear in clumps near the base. The fruits are elongated, brown capsules 22 - 24 mm long. The flowering period extends from February to March.