Distribution of agave

Tequila, also known as tequila palm, flax, etc., is a large perennial evergreen herb of the tequila family, originating in tropical America. Now it is often introduced and cultivated in South China and Southwest China. It is a common garden ornamental plant. Let's take a look at the origin distribution of tequila!

Distribution of origin of tequila

Tequila is native to tropical America and is often introduced and cultivated in South China and Southwest China. It has escaped in Yunnan for many years, and it can blossom and bear fruit normally in the dry and hot valleys of Honghe, Nujiang, Jinsha River and even Kunming.

The producing environment of tequila

Tequila likes plenty of sunshine, slightly cold tolerance, not shade tolerance, cool and dry environment, suitable growth temperature 15-25 ℃, best growth at night temperature 10-16 ℃, and can be cultivated in open field at temperature above 5 ℃. Adult tequila leaves only suffer mild freezing injury at low temperature of minus 5 ℃, aboveground parts are frozen and rotten at minus 13 ℃, underground stem does not die, sprouting and developing leaves in the following year, normal growth, cold and dry winter is the most beneficial to its growth. The drought resistance is strong, and the requirements for the soil are not strict, so it is appropriate to use loose, fertile and well-drained moist sandy soil.

Typical varieties of tequila

1. Ghost feet: ghost feet, also known as Queen Victoria tequila, Guizhi Snow, Arrow Mountain Snow, etc., are perennial succulent herbs, stemless, fleshy leaves arranged in rosette shape, plant width up to 40 cm, large plant leaves up to more than 100, leaf triangular embryonic form, 10Lv 15 cm long, about 5 cm wide, apex thin, ventral flattened, back rounded and slightly keeled, leaf green, with irregular white lines. There are white forehead horny on the keel protruding on the leaf margin and back, and the leaf top has 0.3Mel 0.5 cm hard black thorn. The plant rises for about 30 years before it can blossom. The loose spike is as high as 4 meters. The floret is light green, about 5 cm long, seeds are formed after anthesis, and the plant withered and died.

2, Phnom Penh tequila: Phnom Penh tequila perennial herbs, short stems, slightly woody, leaves clustered, long oval, varying in size, small long 145~25cm, wide 5~7cm, large up to 1m long, thick, smooth, green, edge with yellow-white ribbon edge, purple-brown spiny serrated. Flower stem has many horizontal lines, flowers yellowish green, fleshy, stamens 6, anthers T-shaped, ovary 3-loculed, style subulate, capsule long-oval, intercellular dehiscence, seeds numerous, flat, black, flowering in summer, mostly cultivated in gardens, distributed in southwest and South China.