Asparagaceae
Agave

Agave nickelsiae Rol.-Goss.

First published in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 579 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (SE. Coahuila). It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • González-Elizondo, M.S., González-Elizondo, M., López-Enríquez, I.L., Reséndiz-Rojas, L., Tena-Flores, J.A. & Retana-Retería, F.I. (2011). El complejo Agave victoriae-reginae (Agavaceae). Acta Botanica Mexicana 95: 65-04. Instituto de Ecología A.C.

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 victoriae-reginae.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • González-Elizondo, M.S., González-Elizondo, M., López-Enríquez, I.L., Reséndiz-Rojas, L., Tena-Flores, J.A. & Retana-Retería, F.I. (2011). El complejo Agave victoriae-reginae (Agavaceae). Acta Botanica Mexicana 95: 65-04. Instituto de Ecología A.C.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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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