Agave potatorum

Agave potatorum

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 potatorum

Name

Agave potatorum Zucc., 1832

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agave scolymus Karw. ex Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 307 (1834).
  • Agave elegans Salm-Dyck, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 89 (1859).
  • Agave latifolia Karw. ex Salm-Dyck, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 89 (1859).
  • Agave pulchra Salm-Dyck, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 89 (1859).
  • Agave quadrata Lem., Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 65 (1864).
  • Agave amoena Lem. ex Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 120 (1865).
  • Agave saundersii Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5493 (1865).
  • Agave schnittspahnii Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 120 (1865).
  • Agave verschaffeltii Lem. ex Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 122 (1865).
  • Agave auricantha Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 8: 40 (1877).
  • Agave scolymus var. polymorpha A.Terracc., Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave: 38 (1885).
  • Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii (Lem. ex Jacobi) A.Berger, Agaven: 186 (1915)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (S. Puebla to WC. Veracruz and C. Oaxaca) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Zuccarini, J.G., 1832. Flora 15(2 Beibl.): 96

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave potatorum 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 potatorum. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 05 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave potatorum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 05.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave potatorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agave potatorum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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