Agave kerchovei

Agave kerchovei

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. Littaea
Species: Agave kerchovei

Name

Agave kerchovei Lem. (1864)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agave beaucarnei Lem., Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 65 (1864).
  • Agave kerchovei var. macrodontha F.Haage & E.Schmidt, Haupt-Verz. Samen 1875: 6 (1875).
  • Agave expatriata Rose, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 1900: 82 (1900).
  • Agave kerchovei var. beaucarnei (Lem.) Trel. in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 237 (1914).
  • Agave noli-tangere A.Berger, Agaven: 103 (1915).
  • Agave inopinabilis Trel., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 138 (1920).

Distribution

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

References

• Lemaire, C. 1864. L'Illustration Horticole. Ghent & Brussels 11: 64.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave kerchovei 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 kerchovei. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 04 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave kerchovei in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 04.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave kerchovei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

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