Agave americana var. franzosinii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Subgenus: A. subg. Agave
Sectio: A. sect. Agave
Species: Agave americana
Varietas: Agave americana var. franzosinii
Name

Agave americana var. franzosinii (Sprenger, 1885.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Agave franzosinii (Sprenger) P.Sewell, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 6: 639 (1889).
Heterotypic
Agave beaulueriana Jacobi, Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1869: 150 (1869).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Mexico

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Sprenger, C.L., 1885. Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 9: 130

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave americana var. franzosinii in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave americana var. franzosinii. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 02 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Agave americana var. franzosinii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02.
Tropicos.org 2019. Agave americana var. franzosinii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02.

Vernacular names

Agave america var. franzosinii is an evergreen plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is widely cultivated in many places, and has been known by several names, including Agave franzosinii and Agave beaulueriana.[1] The original reports say that the species is native to Mexico, but a more detailed location was not provided. The species has reportedly become naturalized in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. The leaves appear at the base of the plant, its flowers are funnel-shaped and yellow.[2]
References

"Agave america var. franzosinii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
Gentry, Howard Scott. 1992. Agaves of Continental North America. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.