Asparagaceae
Agave

Agave ortgiesiana (Baker) Trel.

First published in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 238 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Colima, Jalisco). It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F. [Cited as Agave colimana.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Agave schidigera var. ortgiesiana.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Palmer, E. [1070] Mexico Agave colimana K000524806 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [1070] Mexico Agave colimana K000524805 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [1070] Mexico Agave colimana K000524807 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mendoza, A.G.; de Rosa, L; Castañeda, A.; Franco, S. [6405] Mexico Agave colimana K000267212 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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