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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Agave americana L.
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According to:Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census
Published in:Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1 [323]

Agave americana var. americana, A. americana var. expansa and A. americana 'Marginata' are recognised as distinct taxa in Qld.

Synonym Source
Agave americana ‘Marginata’ heterotypic
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Published in:Forster, P.I. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Agavaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens [12]
Agave americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry heterotypic
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Published in:Gentry, H.S. (1972), U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Handbook No. 399 [The Agave Family of Sonora] [80]
Agave americana L. var. americana homotypic
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Published in:Gentry, H. (1972), U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Handbook No. 399 [The Agave Family of Sonora] [80]
Agave expansa Jacobi heterotypic
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Published in:Jacobi, G.A. von (1868), Abhandlungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft fur vaterlandische Cultur. Abtheilung fur Naturwissenschaften und Medicin 1868 [151]
Common Name Source
Century Plant preferred Australia Australia
Century Plant preferred Australia Australia
American Aloe Australia Australia
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American Aloe Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Century Plant Australia Australia
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Name Source
Agave americana L. accepted
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Agave americana var. americana, A. americana var. expansa and A. americana 'Marginata' are recognised as distinct taxa in Qld.

Agave americana L. accepted
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Identifier Source
https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2891639 Taxon current
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https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/77866 Scientific Name current
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NZOR-6-57176 Taxon current
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http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2891639 Taxon unknown
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http://data.nzor.org.nz/names/62da328a-7dcb-4baf-8818-7458d9d49f64 Scientific Name current
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https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/611881 Taxon Concept current
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Charophyta
class
Equisetopsida
subclass
Magnoliidae
superorder
Lilianae
order
Asparagales
family
Asparagaceae
genus
Agave
species
Agave americana
variety
Agave americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A.Terracc. 

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