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Agave  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 182659

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): agave
 
    agave species
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassLiliopsida  -- monocotylédones, monocotyledons  
             SubclassLiliidae   
                OrderLiliales   
                   FamilyAgavaceae   
                      GenusAgave L. -- agave, agave species  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Agave parryi var. parryi Engelm. -- Parry's agave 
                         Species Agave americana L. -- American agave, American century plant, centuryplant, Maguey americano 
                         Species Agave angustifolia Haw. -- century plant, Maguey espadín 
                         Species Agave arizonica Gentry & J.H. Weber -- arizona agave, Arizona century plant 
                         Species Agave asperrima Jacobi -- Maguey áspero, rough centuray plant 
                         Species Agave atrovirens Karw. ex Salm-Dyck -- maguey, Maguey de montaña 
                         Species Agave cantala Roxb. -- cantala, Maguey de la India 
                         Species Agave chrysantha Peebles -- golden flowered agave, goldenflower century plant 
                         Species Agave decipiens Baker -- false sisal 
                         Species Agave delamateri W.C. Hodgson & L. Slauson  
                         Species Agave deserti Engelm. -- desert agave, Maguey de Desierto 
                         Species Agave desmettiana Jacobi -- dwarf century plant, Maguey semati 
                         Species Agave eggersiana Trel. -- Eggers' century plant 
                         Species Agave fourcroydes Lemaire -- henequen, Maguey henequén 
                         Species Agave glomeruliflora (Engelm.) Berger -- Chisos Mountain century plant, Maguey del Bravo 
                         Species Agave gracilipes Trel. -- Maguey de pastizal, slimfoot century plant 
                         Species Agave havardiana Trel. -- Havard's century plant, Maguey de Havard 
                         Species Agave lechuguilla Torr. -- agave (lechuguilla), lecheguilla, lechuguilla, Maguey lechuguilla 
                         Species Agave lophantha Schiede -- Maguey mezortillo, thorncrest century plant 
                         Species Agave mckelveyana Gentry -- Mckelvey agave, McKelvey's century plant 
                         Species Agave missionum Trel. -- corita 
                         Species Agave murpheyi F. Gibson -- Maguey bandeado, Murphey agave, Murphey's century plant 
                         Species Agave neglecta Small -- wild century plant 
                         Species Agave palmeri Engelm. -- Maguey de tlalcoyote, Palmer agave, Palmer century plant, Palmer's century plant 
                         Species Agave parryi Engelm. -- Mezcal yapavai, Parry agave, Parry's agave 
                         Species Agave parviflora Torr. -- Maguey sóbari, smallflower agave, smallflower century plant 
                         Species Agave portoricensis Trel. -- Puerto Rico century plant 
                         Species Agave schottii Engelm. -- Maguey puercoespín, Schott agave, Schott's century plant 
                         Species Agave shawii Engelm. -- coastal agave, Maguey primavera 
                         Species Agave sisalana Perrine -- Maguey de Sisal, sisal, sisal hemp 
                         Species Agave tequilana A. Weber -- Mezcal azul tequilero, tequila agave 
                         Species Agave toumeyana Trel. -- Toumey agave, Toumey's century plant 
                         Species Agave utahensis Engelm. -- Utah agave 
                         Species Agave weberi Cels ex Poisson -- Maguey liso, Weber's century plant 
                         Species Agave xylonacantha Salm-Dyck -- century plant, Maguey diente de tiburón 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Agave   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Agave   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Agave   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Agave   
       
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