Agave guttata

Agave guttata

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 guttata

Name

Agave guttata Jacobi & C.D.Bouché, 1865

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Manfreda guttata (Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 21 (1903).
  • Polianthes guttata (Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Shinners, Sida 2: 227 (1966).
• Heterotypic
  • Agave protuberans Engelm. ex Baker, Handb. Amaryll.: 197 (1888).
  • Leichtlinia protuberans (Engelm. ex Baker) H.Ross, Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1893: 48 (1894).
  • Leichtlinia commutata H.Ross, Ic. Pl. Hort. Bot. Panorm.: 10 (1896).

Distribution

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

References

• Jacobi, G.A.v. & Bouché, C.D., 1865. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 561

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave guttata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave guttata. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 06 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave guttata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 06.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave guttata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: thorn-crested century plant

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