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Two new species of endemic agaves from Jalisco discovered

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVDN) - Two new species of agave were discovered by scientists from the University Center for Biological and Agricultural Sciences (CUCBA) of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) and registered in the endemic category: they only exist in Jalisco, due to the unique characteristics they present due to the habitat in which they grow.

These are the species Agave servandoana and Agave martaelenae, which can be found in the mountains of the municipalities of Chiquilistlán and Tapalpa, reported Dr. José Antonio Vázquez García, one of the discoverers of these plants and a research . . .

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