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Agave Linnaeus, 1753

1267130  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1267130)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Tracheophyta (Phylum)
  4. Spermatophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Angiospermae (Superclass)
  6. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  7. Asparagales (Order)
  8. Asparagaceae (Family)
  9. Agave (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Hansara M.H.J. van der Meer, 2019 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hansara T. Avent ex J. Spath & J. Moore, 2021 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (junior homonym and synonym)
Mangave D. Klein, 2010 · unaccepted (second hybrid parent genus is...)  
second hybrid parent genus is considered a taxonomic synonym of the first
Polifreda W. Ritchie & J.T. Lindstrom, 2014 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Runyonia Rose, 1922 · unaccepted

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  1. Species Agave americana Linnaeus
  2. Species Agave angustifolia Haw.
  3. Species Agave arizonica Gentry & J.H. Weber
  4. Species Agave asperrima Jacobi
  5. Species Agave atrovirens Karw. ex Salm-Dyck
  6. Species Agave cantala Roxb.
  7. Species Agave chrysantha Peebles
  8. Species Agave decipiens Baker
  9. Species Agave delamateri W.C. Hodgson & L. Slauson
  10. Species Agave deserti Engelm.
  11. Species Agave desmettiana Jacobi
  12. Species Agave eggersiana Trel.
  13. Species Agave fourcroydes Lemaire
  14. Species Agave glomeruliflora (Engelm.) Berger
  15. Species Agave gracilipes Trel.
  16. Species Agave havardiana Trel.
  17. Species Agave lechuguilla Torr.
  18. Species Agave lophantha Schiede
  19. Species Agave mckelveyana Gentry
  20. Species Agave missionum Trel.
  21. Species Agave murpheyi F. Gibson
  22. Species Agave neglecta Small
  23. Species Agave palmeri Engelm.
  24. Species Agave parryi Engelm.
  25. Species Agave parviflora Torr.
  26. Species Agave portoricensis Trel.
  27. Species Agave schottii Engelm.
  28. Species Agave shawii Engelm.
  29. Species Agave sisalana Perrine
  30. Species Agave tequilana A. Weber
  31. Species Agave toumeyana Trel.
  32. Species Agave utahensis Engelm.
  33. Species Agave weberi Cels ex Poisson
  34. Species Agave xylonacantha Salm-Dyck
  35. Species Agave chisosensis C.H. Muller accepted as Agave glomeruliflora (Engelm.) Berger
  36. Species Agave consociata Trel. accepted as Agave deserti Engelm.
  37. Species Agave hauchucensis accepted as Agave parryi Engelm.
  38. Species Agave heteracantha Zucc. accepted as Agave lophantha Schiede
  39. Species Agave huachucensis Baker accepted as Agave parryi Engelm.
  40. Species Agave kaibabensis McKelvey accepted as Agave utahensis Engelm.
  41. Species Agave lata Shinners accepted as Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose
  42. Species Agave maculata Engelm. ex Torr. accepted as Manfreda maculosa (Hook.) Rose
  43. Species Agave maculosa Hook. accepted as Manfreda maculosa (Hook.) Rose
  44. Species Agave neomexicana Woot. & Standl. accepted as Agave parryi Engelm.
  45. Species Agave scabra Salm-Dyck accepted as Agave parryi Engelm.
  46. Species Agave tigrina (Engelm.) Cory accepted as Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose
  47. Species Agave variegata Jacobi accepted as Manfreda variegata (Jacobi) Rose
  48. Species Agave virginica Linnaeus accepted as Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose
marine, brackish
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark (Pre APG placement: Agavaceae).  
Taxonomic remark (Pre APG placement: Agavaceae). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Agave Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1267130 on 2025-01-22
Date
action
by
2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 [details] 

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] 

verified source for family GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. [details] 

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] 

current name source GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. [details] 

extant flag source GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Mangave D. Klein, 2010) Klein, D. (2010). × Mangave 'Bloodspot' und × Mangave 'Macho Mocha'. <em>Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten.</em> 61(8): 211-215.
page(s): 212 [details] 

original description (of Polifreda W. Ritchie & J.T. Lindstrom, 2014) Ritchie, W.; Lindstrom, J. T. (2014). × Polifreda 'Lindstrom', a cross between false aloe and Mexican tuberose. <em>Journal of Environmental Horticulture.</em> 32(1): 51-53., available online at https://doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898.32.1.51 [details] 

original description (of Hansara M.H.J. van der Meer, 2019) van der Meer, M. H. J. (2019). 18 new nothogenera and 8 new combinations in the grass family Poaceae. <em>Cactologia Phantastica.</em> 2019(3)-2: 10-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2556224 [details] 

original description (of Hansara T. Avent ex J. Spath & J. Moore, 2021) Spath, J.; Moore, J. (2021). Agaves: Species, Cultivars and Hybrids. Jeff Moore, 356 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark (Pre APG placement: Agavaceae). [details]
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