| Agave americana L. var. americana |
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Family : Agavaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : ASPARAGACEAE |
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 2: ? (1753)  |
| Information on the genus : Agave |
| Basionym : Agave americana L. |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (naturalised-introduced) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (naturalised-introduced) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Agave americana L. (1753) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Agave americana var. marginata Trel. (1914) |
| =Agave complicata Trel. ex Ochot. (1912) |
| =Agave gracilispina (Rol. -Goss.) Engelm. ex Trel. |
| =Agave salmiana var. gracilispina Rol. -Goss. |
| =Agave melliflua Trel. (1914) |
| =Agave zonata Trel. (1914) |
| =Agave felina Trel. (1920) |
| =Agave rasconensis Trel. (1920) |
| =Agave subzonata Trel. (1920) |
| =Agave altissima Zumagl. (1785) |
| =Agave vera-cruz J.R. Drumm. & Prain (1768) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Shrub, Succulent- Ht 1 - 2 m, 4 - 9 m when in flower. Alt: 0 - 2500 m. Distribution: BOT, LES, EC, FS, GA, KN, LP, MP, NC, NW, WC, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Bothalia 26[1&2]: 31-35 (1996).
- List South. African Succ. Pl. : 1 (1997).
- Bradleya 26: 34 (2008).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
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| Record n°13964 modified 2009-05-22 |
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