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Agave attenuata

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Internal ID UUID6440244b442be691468370
Scientific name Agave attenuata
Authority Salm-Dyck
First published in Hort. Dyck. : 303 (1834)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Ghiesbreghtia mollis Roezl Gartenflora 10: 122 (1861)
Agave attenuata var. compacta Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 457. 1865
Agave attenuata var. subundulata Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 22: 273. 1866
Agave attenuata var. latifolia Salm-Dyck ex A.Terracc. Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave 21. 1885
Agave attenuata var. paucibracteata Trel. Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 235. 1914
Agave glaucescens Hook. Bot. Mag. 88: t. 5333 (1862)

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Language Common/alternative name
English dragon-tree agave
English foxtail agave
English spineless agave
English swan's neck agave
Afrikaans leeustert
Arabic أجاف أتنيواتا
Arabic أجاف اتنيواتا
Bulgarian Драконово дърво агаве
Bengali সিংহলেজা
Czech agáve ocasatá
German drachenbaum-agave
Finnish tähkäagaave
frr swaanhals agaaw
Hebrew אגבה רכה
Indonesian siklok
Russian Агава оттянутая
Ukrainian Агава атенуата
Chinese 翠綠龍舌蘭
Chinese 翠绿龙舌兰
Chinese 翡翠盘
Chinese 狐尾龙舌兰
Chinese 初绿

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Agave attenuata subsp. attenuata Unknown
Agave attenuata subsp. dentata (J.Verschaff.) B.Ullrich Haseltonia 12: 27 (2006)

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Northern Africa
      • Libya

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000754166
USDA Plants AGAT2
Tropicos 1201703
Tropicos 100142275
INPN 446611
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:61824-1
The Plant List kew-293622
Missouri Botanical Garden 275859
Open Tree Of Life 447323
Observations.org 235152
NCBI Taxonomy 39511
IUCN Red List 114936958
IPNI 61824-1
iNaturalist 209357
GBIF 2766613
Freebase /m/06m2m0
EPPO AGVAE
EOL 1083839
Elurikkus 299358
USDA GRIN 5403
Wikipedia Agave_attenuata

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Scientific Literature Top

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The complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the Bichetii grass Chlorophytum laxum (Asparagaceae) Li J, Cai S, Lee SY, Hara Y, Wang J Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 06-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11075655
doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2349134
PMID:38716394
Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Agave durangensis (Asparagales: Asparagaceae: Agavoideae) González-Trillo AC, Reyes López MÁ, Almaraz-Abarca N, Herrera-Arrieta Y, Gutiérrez-Velázquez MV, Barraza Salas M, Monreal-García HM, Torres-Ricario R Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 22-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11036899
doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2338546
PMID:38655148
New Alien Plant Taxa for Italy and Europe: An Update Musarella CM, Laface VL, Angiolini C, Bacchetta G, Bajona E, Banfi E, Barone G, Biscotti N, Bonsanto D, Calvia G, Cambria S, Capuano A, Caruso G, Crisafulli A, Del Guacchio E, Di Gristina E, Domina G, Fanfarillo E, Fascetti S, Fiaschi T, Galasso G, Mascia F, Mazzacuva G, Mei G, Minissale P, Motti R, Perrino EV, Picone RM, Pinzani L, Podda L, Potenza G, Rosati L, Stinca A, Tavilla G, Villano C, Wagensommer RP, Spampinato G Plants (Basel) 24-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934091
doi:10.3390/plants13050620
PMID:38475466
A chromosome-level genome assembly of Agave hybrid NO.11648 provides insights into the CAM photosynthesis Yang Z, Yang Q, Liu Q, Li X, Wang L, Zhang Y, Ke Z, Lu Z, Shen H, Li J, Zhou W Hortic Res 19-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10848310
doi:10.1093/hr/uhad269
PMID:38333731
Comparison of Methyl Bromide and Ethyl Formate for Fumigation of Snail and Fly Pests of Imported Orchids Kwon TH, Kim DB, Lee BH, Cha DH, Park MG Insects 10-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9866921
doi:10.3390/insects14010066
PMID:36661994
Uses, Knowledge and Extinction Risk Faced by Agave Species in Mexico Alducin-Martínez C, Ruiz Mondragón KY, Jiménez-Barrón O, Aguirre-Planter E, Gasca-Pineda J, Eguiarte LE, Medellin RA Plants (Basel) 27-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9824392
doi:10.3390/plants12010124
PMID:36616253
The Never-Ending Presence of Phytophthora Species in Italian Nurseries Antonelli C, Biscontri M, Tabet D, Vettraino AM Pathogens 22-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9863022
doi:10.3390/pathogens12010015
PMID:36678363
Complete chloroplast genomes and comparative analyses of Hippeastrum ‘milady’, Hippeastrum albertii and Hippeastrum reticulatum (Amaryllidaceae) Liu XF, Sun YB, Zhu GF, Huang LL, Yu B PLoS One 05-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9355175
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0271335
PMID:35930553
Phylogenomics With Hyb-Seq Unravels Korean Hosta Evolution Yoo MJ, Lee BY, Kim S, Lim CE Front Plant Sci 08-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8296909
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.645735
PMID:34305959
Phylogeny, Diversification Rate, and Divergence Time of Agave sensu lato (Asparagaceae), a Group of Recent Origin in the Process of Diversification Jiménez-Barron O, García-Sandoval R, Magallón S, García-Mendoza A, Nieto-Sotelo J, Aguirre-Planter E, Eguiarte LE Front Plant Sci 09-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7680843
doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.536135
PMID:33240289
Biodiversity conservation in cities: Defining habitat analogues for plant species of conservation interest Itani M, Al Zein M, Nasralla N, Talhouk SN PLoS One 09-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7282666
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0220355
PMID:32516335
Museomics Clarifies the Classification of Aloidendron (Asphodelaceae), the Iconic African Tree Aloes Malakasi P, Bellot S, Dee R, Grace OM Front Plant Sci 15-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC6803536
doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.01227
PMID:31681358
Diversity of Phytophthora Species from Declining Mediterranean Maquis Vegetation, including Two New Species, Phytophthora crassamura and P. ornamentata sp. nov. Scanu B, Linaldeddu BT, Deidda A, Jung T PLoS One 09-Dec-2015
PMCID:PMC4674107
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143234
PMID:26649428
Genome sizes of 227 accessions of Gagea (Liliaceae) discriminate between the species from the Netherlands and reveal new ploidies in Gagea Zonneveld BJ, te Linde B, van den Berg LJ Springerplus 05-Aug-2015
PMCID:PMC4524885
doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1167-4
PMID:26251779
Hemolytic and cytotoxic properties of saponin purified from Holothuria leucospilota sea cucumber Soltani M, Parivar K, Baharara J, Kerachian MA, Asili J Rep Biochem Mol Biol 01-Oct-2014
PMCID:PMC4757088
PMID:26989736

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