Agave asperrima subsp. asperrima

Agave asperrima subsp. asperrima

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Subgenus: A. subg. Agave
Sectio: A. sect. Agave
Species: Agave asperrima
Subspecies: Agave asperrima subsp. asperrima

Name

• Agave asperrima subsp. asperrima autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agave scabra Salm-Dyck, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 89 (1859), nom. illeg.
  • Agave wislizeni Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 320 (1875).
  • Agave caeciliana A.Berger, Agaven: 147 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast; Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave asperrima subsp. asperrima 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave asperrima subsp. asperrima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: rough century plant