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Agave americana  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 182660

 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): American agave
 
    American century plant
 
    centuryplant
 
    Maguey americano [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassLiliopsida  -- monocotylédones, monocotyledons  
             SubclassLiliidae   
                OrderLiliales   
                   FamilyAgavaceae   
                      GenusAgave L. -- agave, agave species  
                         SpeciesAgave americana L. -- American agave, American century plant, centuryplant, Maguey americano  
    Direct Children:  
                            VarietyAgave americana var. americana L. -- American century plant 
                            VarietyAgave americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry -- American century plant 
                            SubspeciesAgave americana ssp. americana L. -- American century plant 
                            SubspeciesAgave americana ssp. protamericana Gentry -- American century plant 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz   
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Agave americana   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)   
  Reference for: Maguey americano [Spanish]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Agave americana   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Agave americana   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Agave americana   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    North America  
    Oceania  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Caribbean Territories, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
    Hawaii, Native  
 

 

    

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