Agave lechuguilla

Agave lechuguilla

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 lechuguilla

Name

Agave lechuguilla Torr., 1858

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agave poselgeri Salm-Dyck, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 92 (1859).
  • Agave heteracantha Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 22: 62 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Agave multilineata Baker, Handb. Amaryll.: 168 (1888).
  • Agave lophantha var. tamaulipasana A.Berger, Agaven: 94 (1915).
  • Agave univittata var. tamaulipasana (A.Berger) Jacobson, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 4 (1973).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast Regional: Southern USA New Mexico; Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Torrey, J. in W. H. Emory, 1858. Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1):213. "lecheguilla"

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave lechuguilla 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 lechuguilla. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 04 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave lechuguilla in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 04.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave lechuguilla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agave lechuguilla 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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