Agave americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Subgenus: A. subg. Agave
Sectio: A. sect. Agave
Species: Agave americana
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. americana – A. a. subsp. protamericana

Varietates: A. a. var. expansa – A. a. var. franzosinii – A. a. var. oaxacensis

Name

Agave americana L., Sp. Pl. 1: 323 (1753)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Aloe americana (L.) Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 466 (1766).
- Agave spectabilis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 247 (1796), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain (introduced)
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia (introduced)
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia (introduced)
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira (introduced)
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Guinea (introduced)
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Rwanda (introduced)
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia (introduced)
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland (introduced)
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension, St. Helena (introduced)
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Turkey (introduced)
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast (introduced)
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto (introduced)
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya (introduced)
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand (introduced)
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland (introduced)
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South. (introduced)
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia. (introduced)
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas (introduced)
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.^[1]
  - Arizona, California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.^[1]
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.^[1]
  - Florida, Louisiana.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast (introduced).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Guatemala. (introduced)
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. (introduced)
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. (introduced)
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Southeast. (introduced)
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Juan Fernández Islands. (introduced)
Continental: Antarctic
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - Amsterdam-St. Paul Islands. (introduced)

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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 323. Reference page.

Links

USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave americana. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 02 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Agave americana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02.
Tropicos.org 2019. Agave americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jan. 2019.
GBIF.

Vernacular names

català: Atzavara
English: Century plant
español: Agave amarillo, pita
suomi: Jättiagaave
français: Agave américain
Gàidhlig: Àlas ceud bliadhna
magyar: Közönséges agávé, amerikai agávé
հայերեն: Ագավի ամերիկյան, պերճածաղիկ, զարմունի, շքուռ, հարյուրամյա հալվե
italiano: Agave
Nederlands: Honderdjarige aloë
polski: Agawa amerykańska
Runa Simi: Paqpa

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