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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.

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Synonyms of Agave

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Allibertia Marion ex Baker Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 176 (1883) wfo-4000001252
Bonapartea Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 68 (1812) wfo-4000004959
Coetocapnia Link & Otto Icon. Pl. Rar.: 35 (1828) wfo-4000008848
Ghiesbreghtia A.Rich. & Galeotti Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 28 (1845) wfo-4000015607
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
Pseudobravoa Rose Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 5: 155. 1899. wfo-4000031418
Runyonia Rose Addisonia 7: 39 (1922) wfo-4000033626
Zetocapnia Link & Otto Icon. Pl. Rar.: t. 18 (1828) wfo-4000041201
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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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 aloides Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 22: 265 (1866) wfo-0000754115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave americana subsp. expansa (Jacobi) Hochstätter Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 36: 19 2024 wfo-1200109439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave americana subsp. oaxacensis (Gentry) Hochstätter Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 36: 19 2024 wfo-1200109440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave americana var. elegantissima W.Bull ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 715. 1861 wfo-1200013413
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave americana var. franzosini Sprenger – — wfo-1200098160
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave angustifolia subsp. deswayana Hochstätter Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 36: 19 2024 wfo-1200109302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave angustifolia subsp. letonae (F.W.Taylor ex Trel.) Hochstätter Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 36: 19 2024 wfo-1200109441
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 subsp. rubescens (Salm-Dyck) Hochstätter Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 36: 19 2024 wfo-1200109442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave angustifolia subsp. sargentii (Trel.) Hochstätter Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 36: 20 2024 wfo-1200109443
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 antillarum subsp. grammontensis (Trel.) Hochstätter Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 36: 20 2024 wfo-1200109444
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave applanata K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 5(25): 198 1862 wfo-1200098230
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave arceliensis (Art.Castro, J.G.Zavala & Cruz Durán) Idrees & Z.Yong Zhang Phytotaxa 616(2): 205 2023 wfo-1000055398
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave asperrima Mulford – wfo-0001348969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave aurea var. aurea – – — wfo-1200098252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave banlan Perr. Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 97 (1824) wfo-0000754175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave baxteri Baker Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 4: 392; et Handb. Amaryll. (1888) 178. wfo-0000754177
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave bernhardii Jacobi Nachtr. Ord. Agav. 1: 38 (1868) wfo-0000754181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave bessereriana Van Houtte Cat. 1868: 32 1868 — wfo-0001263685
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave blissii (Worsley) Thiede & Eggli Kakteen And. Sukk. 50: 111 (1999) wfo-0000754184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave bulbosa W.Bull Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 60: 3. 1871 (1871) wfo-1000038366
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 caerulescens var. grisea Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 22: 60. 1866 wfo-1200013310
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave calciphila G.D.Starr Phytotaxa 428(2): 74. 2020 wfo-1000020890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave calderonii Trel. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 13: 365 (1923) wfo-0000754216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cantala Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 25 1814 wfo-1200041279
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cantala Wall. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 79. 1825 (1825) wfo-1000038307
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave caratas Besaucèle Cat. Rais. 8 () wfo-1000036476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cavanillesii D.Guillot & P.Van der Meer Flora Montiber. 28: 73 (2004) wfo-0000791048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave celsiana J.F.Cels Rev. Hort. (Paris) 1861: 335. (1861) wfo-1000038284
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 coccinea Roezl ex K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 5: 198 (1862) wfo-1000038378
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave coerulescens W.Bull ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 375 (1862) wfo-1000036487
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave concinna Tonel ex K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 5: 198 (1862) wfo-1000038304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave consideranti Duch. J. Soc. Centr. Hort. France 409. 1872 wfo-1200009854
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cookei Woodrow J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 12: 522 (1899) wfo-0000771091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cremnophila G.D.Starr, Etter & Kristen Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 90(1): 40. 2018 wfo-1000003076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cryptica G.D.Starr & T.J.Davis Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 93(4): 275 (2021) wfo-1000025363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cualensis A.Vázquez, A.T.Nuño & L.Campos Bol. Nakari 34(1): 15 2023 wfo-1000057008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave cucullata Lem. ex Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 124 (1865) wfo-0000754287
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave davillonii Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 5 (1892) wfo-0000754296
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 dealbata var. nana K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. P 12: 106. 1869 wfo-1200013428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave deamiana Trel. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 23: 139 (1915) wfo-0000754298
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave decaisneana Jacobi Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1869: 153 (1869) wfo-0000754301
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave demeesteriana Jacobi – — wfo-1200098224
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave diacantha Royle Fibr. Pl. India : 44 (1855) wfo-0000754319
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave elizae A.Berger Agaven : 232 (1915) wfo-0000754344
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave ellemeetiana K.Koch – — wfo-1200098232
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave ellemeetiana subsp. ellemeetiana – – — wfo-1200098167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave entea Hartwich Neu Arzneidrogen : 36 (1897) wfo-0000754353
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave erosa A.Berger Agaven : 191 (1915) wfo-0000754354
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave erubescens Ellemeet Belg. Hortic. 1871: 119 1871 — wfo-0001263677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave europaea Vis. ex Degen Fl. Veleb. 1: 640 (1936) wfo-1000036552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave ferdinand-cortezii K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 5: 198 (1862) wfo-1000036507
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave filifera var. superba J.Croucher ex R.Hogg Florist & Pomol. 27: 135. 1874 wfo-1200013458
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 fragrantissima Jacq. Enum. Stirp. Vindob. , App.: 309 (1762) wfo-0000754386
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave friderici A.Berger Hortus Mortolensis : 12 (1912) wfo-0000754389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave galeottei Baker Gard. Chron. , n.s., 7: 40 (1877) wfo-0000754395
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave garciamartinezii Beutelsp. & Najarro Lacandonia 15(1): 13. 2021 [Jun 2021] wfo-1000043432
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave garciaruizii A.Vázquez, Hern.-Vera & Padilla-Lepe Phytotaxa 422(3): 276. 2019 wfo-1000020352
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave geminiflora var. filamentosa Hook. Bot. Mag. 82: t. 4950. 1856 wfo-1200013396
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave gilbeyi F.Haage & E.Schmidt Gard. Chron. 1873: 1305 (1873) wfo-1000038331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave glabra Karw. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 292 (1847) wfo-0000754406
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave glaucescens Otto Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 292 (1847) wfo-0000754407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave gonzaloi D.Guillot & P.Van der Meer Fl. Montiberica 24: 55 (2004) wfo-0000770525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave gracielae Galvan & Zamudio – — wfo-1200098231
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave grandibracteata H.Ross Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1892: 47 (1892) wfo-0000754417
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave granulosa Scheidw. Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 4: 286 (1861) wfo-0000754419
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave guadarramae N.C.Jiménez & García-Mend. Revista Mex. Biodivers. 92(3)-e923726: 2. 2021 wfo-1000040076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave guccifolia Mannetti Nuovo Diz. Univ. Ragion. Agric. 2: 380. 1834 (1834) wfo-1000036479
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave guedeneyri Houllet Rev. Hort. (Paris) 47: 466 (1875) wfo-0000754425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave guemensis D.Guillot & P.Van der Meer Stud. Bot. 24: 87 (2005 publ. 2006) wfo-0000807457
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave gutierreziana Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 116 (1920) wfo-0000754429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave gypsicola García-Mend. & D.Sandoval Acta Bot. Mex. 126(e1461): 6. 2019 [24 Jan 2019] [epublished] wfo-1000043433
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave henriquesii Baker Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 1: 732 (1887) wfo-0000754441
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave heteracantha var. nigrescens Hort – wfo-0001399405
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave horizontalis Jacobi Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1869: 148 (1869) wfo-0000754452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave humboldtiana Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 22: 264 (1866) wfo-0000754461
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave igni A.Vázquez, Padilla-Lepe & I.Guerrero Phytotaxa 701(1): 70 (2025) wfo-1000081508
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave infiernilloensis Etter, Kristen, Rosales & A.Vázquez Phytotaxa 564(2): 211. 2022 wfo-1000040729
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 kellermaniana Trel. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 23: 142 (1915) wfo-0000754491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave kerchovei var. inermis Baker Gard. Chron. n.s., 7: 527. 1877 wfo-1200013411
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave kerchovei var. macrodontha F.Haage & E.Schmidt Haupt-Verz. Samen 1875: 6. wfo-1200013268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave killischea Rafarin Rev. Hort. (Paris) 1874: 73. 16 Feb 1874 wfo-1000035667
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 lamprochlora Jacobi Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1869: 150 (1869) wfo-0000754503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave laticincta J.Verschaff. Nursery Cat. (Jean Verschaffelt) 12: 2 (1868) wfo-0000754506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave latifolia Karw. ex Salm-Dyck Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 89. 1859 (1859) wfo-1000038489
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 lemairei Verschaff. Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 65 (1864) wfo-0000754518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave lempana Trel. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 15: 395 (1925) wfo-0000754519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave leopoldea Rafarin Rev. Hort. (Paris) 1874: 73. 16 Feb 1874 wfo-1000035668
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave leopoldii Rafarin Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 73 (1874) wfo-1000038305
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agave lexii García-Mor., J.García-Jim. & Iamonico Novon 27(4): 201. 2019 wfo-1000020353