Asparagaceae
Agave
Agave shrevei

Agave shrevei subsp. magna Gentry

First published in Agaves Cont. N. Amer.: 451 (1982)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Mexico (S. Sonora, SW. Chihuahua, NE. Sinaloa). It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

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.
  • Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F., Figueiredo, E. & Crouch, N.R. (2010). Notes on Agave palmeri Engelm. (Agavaceae) and its allies in the Ditepalae. Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 28: 53-66.

Other Data

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Sources

  • 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