Agave polyacantha

Agave polyacantha

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 polyacantha

Name

Agave polyacantha Haw., 1821

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agave chloracantha Salm-Dyck, Allg. Gartenzeitung 2: 50 (1834).
  • Agave uncinata Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 165 (1865).
  • Agave brauniana Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 22: 216 (1866).
  • Agave muilmannii Jacobi, Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1870: 76 (1870).
  • Agave chloracantha var. brauniana (Jacobi) A.Terracc., Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave: 22 (1885).
  • Agave engelmannii Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 3: 167 (1891 publ. 1892).
  • Agave flaccifolia A.Berger, Agaven: 42 (1915).

Distribution

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

References

• Haworth, A.H., 1821. Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 35

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave polyacantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave polyacantha. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 05 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave polyacantha in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 05.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave polyacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Jan. 2019. 5

Vernacular names

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