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Purpuric agave dermatitis is a skin condition caused by Agave americana, a large, thick, long-leaved, subtropical plant.
Bacterial diseases; Common name: Scientific name: Plants affected: Bacterial leaf spot Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora: D, Ds Bacterial leaf spot E. chrysanthemi:
Agave americana contains agavose, a sugar that is isomeric (similar) to sucrose (C 12 H 22 O 11) [25] but with reduced sweetening power, as well as agavasaponins and agavosides. [26] It is used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments, [ 27 ] and as a laxative , diuretic , and diaphoretic . [ 28 ]
A. chiapensis. Agave cacozela Trel. - Bahamas (Eleuthera) Agave cajalbanensis A.Álvarez - Cuba †Agave calodonta A.Berger - extinct Agave cantala (Haw.) Roxb. ex Salm-Dyck – Cantala, Maguey de la India - Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras
Bacterial diseases; Bacterial spot Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. citrumelo: Black pit (fruit) Pseudomonas syringae: Blast Pseudomonas syringae: Citrus canker: Xanthomonas citri pv. citri: Citrus variegated chlorosis Xylella fastidiosa: Huanglongbing = citrus greening Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. Candidatus L. africanus
Agave america var. franzosini is an evergreen plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is widely cultivated in many places, and has been known by several names, including Agave franzosini and Agave beaulueriana. [1] The original reports say that the species is native to Mexico, but a more detailed location was not provided.
Ergotism (pron. / ˈ ɜːr ɡ ə t ˌ ɪ z ə m / UR-gət-iz-əm) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ...
Agavoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales.It has previously been treated as a separate family, Agavaceae. [1] The group includes many well-known desert and dry-zone types, such as the agaves and yuccas (including the Joshua tree).