Agave variegata

Agave variegata Jacobi

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 variegata

Name

Agave variegata Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 459. (1865)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Manfreda variegata (Jacobi) Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 20. (1903)
  • Polianthes variegata (Jacobi) Shinners, Sida 2: 336. (1966)
• Heterotypic
  • Manfreda tamazunchalensis Matuda, Ciencia (Mexico) 24: 189 (1966)
  • Manfreda xilitlensis Matuda, Ciencia (Mexico) 24: 191 (1966)

Homonyms

• • Agave variegata Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 18 (1821), not validly publ. vide Agave americana subsp. americana

Distribution

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

References

• Jacobi, G.A.v. 1865. Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung. Eine Zeitschrift für Garten- un Blumenfreunde, für Kunst- und Handelsgartner 21: 459.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave variegata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave variegata. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 4 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Mottled Tuberose

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