Agave americana var. expansa

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Agave americana var. expansa

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
Varietas: Agave americana var. expansa

Name

Agave americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 399: 80 (1972).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agave expansa Jacobi, Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1868: 151 (1868).
• Heterotypic
  • Agave abrupta Trel., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 132 (1920).

Distribution

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

References

• Gentry, H.S., 1972. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 399: 80

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave americana var. expansa 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 var. expansa. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 02 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave americana var. expansa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave americana var. expansa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

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