Asparagaceae
Agave

Agave xylonacantha Salm-Dyck

First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 92 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Mexico. It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Shaw, H. [14] K002171347 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171348 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171350 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171345 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171349 Yes
Rose [s.n.] K002171342 Yes
Williams, H. [s.n.] K002171339 Yes
Shaw, H. [18] K002171344 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [1995] Mexico K000926392 No
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K002171340 Yes
s.coll. [H4660/65] K002171337 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171346 Yes
Rose [s.n.] K002171341 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002171343 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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