Agave virginica

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 virginica

Name

Agave virginica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 323. (1753)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Aloe virginica (L.) Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 466 (1766)
    • Agave pallida Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 247 (1796), nom. superfl.
    • Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 9: 19 (1903)
    • Polianthes virginica (L.) Shinners, Sida 2: 335 (1966)
  • Heterotypic
    • Aloe caroliniana Hill, Veg. Syst., ed. 13: 64 (1768)
    • Agave conduplicata Jacobi & C.D.Bouché, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 562 (1865)
    • Agave virginica var. polyanthus Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 302 (1875)
    • Agave virginica var. tigrina Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 302 (1875)
    • Agave alibertii Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 176 (1883)
    • Agave virginica Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 176 (1883), nom. illeg.
    • Allibertia intermedia Marion ex Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 176 (1883)
    • Agave virginica var. conduplicata (Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) A.Terracc., Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave: 13 (1885)
    • Manfreda alibertii (Baker) Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 23 (1903)
    • Manfreda conduplicata (Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 23 (1903)
    • Manfreda tigrina (Engelm.) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 287 (1903)
    • Manfreda virginica var. tigrina (Engelm.) Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 19 (1903)
    • Agave virginica f. tigrina (Engelm.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 507 (1935)
    • Agave tigrina (Engelm.) Cory, Rhodora 38: 405 (1936)
    • Agave lata Shinners, Field & Lab. 19: 171 (1951)
    • Polianthes lata (Shinners) Shinners, Sida 2: 335 (1966)
    • Polianthes virginica f. tigrina (Engelm.) Shinners, Sida 2: 335 (1966)
    • Manfreda virginica subsp. lata (Shinners) O'Kennon, Diggs & Lipscomb, Sida, Bot. Misc. 16: 1079 (1999)
    • Agave virginica subsp. lata (Shinners) Thiede & Eggli, Kakteen And. Sukk. 52: 167 (2001)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • C. & E. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico

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

References

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