Agave kerchovei

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. Littaea
Species: Agave kerchovei

Name

Agave kerchovei Lem. (1864)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Agave beaucarnei Lem., Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 65 (1864).
    • Agave kerchovei var. macrodontha F.Haage & E.Schmidt, Haupt-Verz. Samen 1875: 6 (1875).
    • Agave expatriata Rose, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 1900: 82 (1900).
    • Agave kerchovei var. beaucarnei (Lem.) Trel. in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 237 (1914).
    • Agave noli-tangere A.Berger, Agaven: 103 (1915).
    • Agave inopinabilis Trel., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 138 (1920).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

  • Lemaire, C. 1864. L'Illustration Horticole. Ghent & Brussels 11: 64.
  • USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].

Vernacular names

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