Agave karatto

Agave karatto

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 karatto

Name

Agave karatto Mill. (1768)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agave barbadensis Trel.
  • Agave keratto Steud., orth. var.
  • Agave kerrato Salm-Dyck
  • Agave kerratto Salm-Dyck, nom. illeg.
  • gave nevidis Trel.
  • Agave obducta Trel.
  • Agave salm-dyckii Baker
  • Agave scheuermaniana Trel.
  • Agave trankeera Trel.
  • Agave van-groliae Trel.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba; Bermuda; Leeward Is.; Netherlands Antilles; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Miller, P. 1768. Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 6.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave karatto in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave karatto. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 04 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave karatto in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 04.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave karatto. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

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