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Subject
Amaryllidaceae. Agave americana L.
Transcription
Agave {americana L.} -- Metl seu Maguei Hrz. 270 -- Agave vinifera
Icones
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Corresp.
 
Ref.
Pl. Nov. Hisp. 53, 1888; ed. 2, 49, 1893.
Notes
"Vix ulla planta nec in medicina nec in oeconomia utilior, licet hodie vinum quem Pulque vocant tantum conficiant."