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Agave L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 323 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

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.

Synonyms of Agave

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

Species in Agave ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001354715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave angustifolia subsp. rubescens (Gentry) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan Tequila Nat. Cult. Hist. 101. 2003 Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave asperrima Mulford – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001348969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave bundrantii (T.M.Howard) Thiede & Eggli Kakteen And. Sukk. 50: 111 (1999) Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave dealbata Lem. ex Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 346. 1865 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000754297
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave filipes var. filamentosa (Salm-Dyck) Baker – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave heteracantha var. nigrescens Hort – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399405
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave inghamii Versch. Cat. n. 16 (1871-72), 11. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001354673
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave knightiana J.R.Drumm. Bot. Mag. 135: t. 8271. 1909 Link to external nomenclature reference 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] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave malinezii K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 5: 198 (1862) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000754554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave neokewensis Thiede Haseltonia 17: 95. 2012 [31 Mar 2012] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001335170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave nigrescens Trel. in L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 236. 1914 Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave potosina B.L.Rob. & Greenm. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xxix. (1884) 392. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000754699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave saponifera H.Grothe Bot. Centralbl. 1: 820, sphalm. 1880 Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368492
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave sobria subsp. frailensis Gentry Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 130: 54. 1978 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave victoriae-reginae f. viridis Breitung Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 37. 1960 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001322107
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave virginiana var. tigrina Engelm. – Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave zuccarinii Otto Allg. Gartenzeit. x. (1842) 51, nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001354683