Agave angustifolia

Agave angustifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species: Agave angustifolia
Varietates: A. a. var. angustifolia – A. a. var. deweyana – A. a. var. letonae – A. a. var. rubescens – A. a. var. sargentii

Name

Agave angustifolia Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 72. 1812.

Homonyms

• Agave angustifolia Steud., nom. inval. = Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) Aiton

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces (introduced). Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean St. Helena (introduced). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Réunion (introduced). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya (introduced). Regional: Indo-China South China Sea (introduced). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland (introduced). Continental: Pacific Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cayman Islands, Cuba, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Haworth, A.H. 1812. Synopsis plantarum succulentarum: cum descriptionibus, synonymis, locis, observationibus anglicanis, culturaque. 334 pp. London: R. Taylor. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave angustifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave angustifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 02 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave angustifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave angustifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jan. 2019.

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