Agave geminiflora

Agave geminiflora

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 geminiflora

Name

Agave geminiflora (Tagl.) Ker Gawl., 1817

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Littaea geminiflora Tagl., Bibliot. Ital. (Milan) 1: 106 (1816), nom. cons.
• Heterotypic
  • Bonapartea juncea Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 68 (1812), sensu auct.
  • Yucca boscii Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn.: 342 (1813), nom. rej.
  • Dracaena boscii (Hornem.) Zeyh., Verz. Gew. Gart. Schwezingen: 69 (1818).
  • Bonapartea flagelliformis Henckel, Flora 3: 45 (1820).
  • Dracaena filamentosa Scan. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 729 (1829), pro syn.
  • Tillandsia juncea Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 688 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Agave geminiflora var. filamentosa Hook., Bot. Mag. 82: t. 4950 (1856).
  • Littaea juncea É.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 16: 343 (1866).
  • Agave angustissima Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 306 (1875).
  • Agave geminiflora var. filifera A.Terracc., Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave: 18 (1885).

Distribution

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

References

• Ker Gawler, J.B., 1817. Journal of Science and the Arts. London 2:88.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave geminiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave geminiflora. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 03 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave geminiflora in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 03.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave geminiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agave geminiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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