Asparagaceae
Agave
Agave americana

Agave americana var. franzosini Sprenger

First published in Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 9: 130 (1885)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is likely to be Mexico. It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Mexico Northeast

Introduced into:

Canary Is., Leeward Is., Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). http://www.floramontiberica.org/Bouteloua/Bouteloua_35.pdf. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Verloove, F. & al. (2019). A synopsis of feral Agave and Fucraea (Agavaceae, Asparagaceae s. lat.) in the Canary islands (Spain). Plant Ecology and Evolution 152: 470-498.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171432 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171429 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171423 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171426 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Agave franzosini K002171435 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171434 Yes
{Baker} [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171425 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171422 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171431 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171433 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Agave franzosini K002171427 Yes

Sources

  • 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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  • 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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