Agave xylonacantha

Agave xylonacantha

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 xylonacantha

Name

Agave xylonacantha Salm-Dyck, 1859

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agave amurensis Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 20: 548 (1864).
  • Agave kochii Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 22: 117 (1866).
  • Agave hybrida J.Verschaff., Nursery Cat. (Jean Verschaffelt) 12: 2 (1868).
  • Agave splendens Jacobi, Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1870: 63 (1870).
  • Agave perbella Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 527 (1877).
  • Agave vanderdonckii Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 527 (1877).
  • Agave xylacantha Anon., Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 528 (1877).
  • Agave heteracantha var. splendens (Jacobi) A.Terracc., Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave: 31 (1885).
  • Agave carchariodonta Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 14: 591 (1907).
  • Agave univittata var. carchariodonta (Pamp.) Breitung, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 31: 114 (1959).

Distribution

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

References

• Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, J. zu, 1859. Bonplandia. Zeitschrift für die gesammte Botanik. Officielles Organ der K. L.-C. Akademie der Naturforscher. Herausgegeben von E. G. Seemann... Hannover, London, Paris 7:92.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave xylonacantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave xylonacantha. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 06 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave xylonacantha in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 06.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave xylonacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agave xylonacantha in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: century plant

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