Agave obscura

Agave obscura

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 obscura

Name

Agave obscura Schiede (1830)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agave densiflora Hook., Bot. Mag. 83: t. 5006 (1857).
  • Agave xalapensis Roezl ex Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 61 (1865).
  • Agave polyacantha var. densiflora (Hook.) A.Terracc., Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave: 27 (1885).
  • Agave polyacantha var. xalapensis (Roezl ex Jacobi) Gentry, Agaves Cont. N. Amer.: 230 (1982).

Distribution

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

References

• Schiede, C.J.W. 1830. Linnaea. Berlin 5: 464.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

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

Vernacular names

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