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Agave L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 323 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000000928.

Literature

Synonyms of Agave

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bonapartea Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 68 (1812) wfo-4000004959
Littaea Tagl. Bibliot. Ital. (Milan) 1: 106 (1816) wfo-4000022008
Manfreda Salisb. Gen. Pl. : 78 (1866) wfo-4000023022
Polianthes L. Sp. Pl. : 316 (1753) wfo-4000030644
Prochnyanthes S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 33: 457 (1887) wfo-4000031201
Bravanthes Cif. & Giacom. Nomencl. Fl. Ital. Pt. 1, 134 (1950). wfo-4000043520
Mangave D.Klein Kakteen And. Sukk. 61(8): 212. 2010 [Aug 2010] wfo-4000046204

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Agave:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave abortiva A.Terracc. Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave 27, t. II, III. 1885 wfo-0001354715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave angustifolia subsp. rubescens (Gentry) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan Tequila Nat. Cult. Hist. 101. 2003 wfo-0001368242
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave angustifolia var. pes-mulae (Trel.) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan Tequila Nat. Cult. Hist. 101. 2003 wfo-0001399979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave asperrima Mulford – wfo-0001348969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave bundrantii (T.M.Howard) Thiede & Eggli Kakteen And. Sukk. 50: 111 (1999) wfo-0000754210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave celsii var. celsii – – — wfo-0001256966
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cerulata subsp. subcerulata Gentry Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 130: 44. 1978 wfo-0001368491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave dealbata Lem. ex Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 346. 1865 wfo-0000754297
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave filipes var. filamentosa (Salm-Dyck) Baker – wfo-0001391387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave heteracantha var. nigrescens Hort – wfo-0001399405
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave inghamii Versch. Cat. n. 16 (1871-72), 11. wfo-0001354673
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave knightiana J.R.Drumm. Bot. Mag. 135: t. 8271. 1909 wfo-0001351852
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave lechuguilla var. caerulescens (Salm-Dyck ex Jacobi) P.Van der Meer, D.Guillot & C.Puche Xerophilia 3(3): 37. 2014 [Oct 2014] [epublished] wfo-0001400459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave malinezii K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 5: 198 (1862) wfo-0000754554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave neokewensis Thiede Haseltonia 17: 95. 2012 [31 Mar 2012] wfo-0001335170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave nigrescens Trel. in L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 236. 1914 wfo-0001417077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave nigrescens f. inermis Trel. in L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 236. 1914 wfo-0001325575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave potosina B.L.Rob. & Greenm. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xxix. (1884) 392. wfo-0000754699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave saponifera H.Grothe Bot. Centralbl. 1: 820, sphalm. 1880 wfo-0001354677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave shrevei subsp. matapensis Gentry U.S. Dep. Agric., Agric. Handb. 399(Agave Fam. Sonora): 115. 1972 wfo-0001368492
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave sobria subsp. frailensis Gentry Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 130: 54. 1978 wfo-0001368493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave victoriae-reginae f. viridis Breitung Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 37. 1960 wfo-0001322107
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave virginiana var. tigrina Engelm. – wfo-0001392607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave vivipara var. bermejo Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan Tequila Nat. Cult. Hist. 102 (104-105; fig.). 2003 wfo-0001399980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave zuccarinii Otto Allg. Gartenzeit. x. (1842) 51, nomen. wfo-0001354683