Asparagaceae
Agave

Agave pringlei Engelm. ex Baker

First published in Handb. Amaryll.: 182 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (N. Baja California). It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Agave deserti var. pringlei.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Orcutt, C.R.; Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Agave deserti var. pringlei K000843460 Type Yes
Ross [s.n.] Agave deserti subsp. pringlei K002171455 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Agave deserti subsp. pringlei K002171456 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Agave deserti subsp. pringlei K002171458 Yes
Ross [s.n.] Agave deserti subsp. pringlei K002171454 No
Pringle, A. [s.n.] Italy Agave deserti subsp. pringlei K002171457 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0