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Internal ID UUID6440245d80317285254903
Scientific name Agave potatorum
Authority Zucc.
First published in Flora 15(2 Beibl.): 96 (1832)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Agave scolymus var. polymorpha A.Terracc. Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave : 38 (1885)
Agave amoena Lem. ex Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 120 (1865)
Agave auricantha Baker Gard. Chron. , n.s., 8: 40 (1877)
Agave latifolia Karw. in M. Roem. Syn. Ensat. 292.
Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii (Lem. ex Jacobi) A.Berger Agaven : 186 (1915)
Agave pulchra Salm-Dyck in Salm-Dyck, Cat. 8.
Agave quadrata Lem. Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 65 (1864)
Agave saundersii Hook.f. Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5493 (1865)
Agave schnittspahnii Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 120 (1865)
Agave scolymus Karw. Hort. Dyck. 307. 1834 (1834)
Agave verschaffeltii Lem. ex Jacobi Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 122 (1865)
Agave elegans Salm-Dyck Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 89. 1859 (1859)
Agave verschaffeltii Lem. Ill. Hort. 15: t. 564 1868

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Language Common/alternative name
Czech agáve stříbřitá
nah papalometl
Russian Агава картофелевидная
Chinese 雷神
Chinese 棱叶龙舌兰
Chinese 棱葉龍舌蘭

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southwest

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000754697
Tropicos 1201637
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62198-1
The Plant List kew-294110
Open Tree Of Life 719537
NCBI Taxonomy 382126
IUCN Red List 115690109
IPNI 62198-1
iNaturalist 281055
GBIF 2766741
Freebase /m/0nhgrc_
EOL 1083984
USDA GRIN 1718
Wikipedia Agave_potatorum

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_034783775.1 ASM3478377v1 Scaffold Iridian Genomes 2023-12-28 60 1.57 Gb

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The Complete Genome Sequences of 12 Species of Plants from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Peña-Ramírez YJ, Labrín-Sotomayor NY, Becerra-Lucio PA, Ruiz-González H, Fortuny-Fernández NM, Alatorre-Cobos F, Pirro S Biodivers Genomes 08-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11031197
doi:10.56179/001c.116283
Author Correction: Agave amica a potential model for the study of agavins metabolism Salomé-Abarca LF, Márquez-López RE, López MG Sci Rep 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10899569
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55346-5
PMID:38413770
Temporary immersion systems induce photomixotrophism during in vitro propagation of agave Tobalá Mancilla-Álvarez E, Spinoso-Castillo JL, Schettino-Salomón SS, Bello-Bello JJ 3 Biotech 14-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10866815
doi:10.1007/s13205-024-03928-5
PMID:38371904
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
An In Situ Evaluation of Different CAM Plants as Plant Microbial Fuel Cells for Energy Recovery in the Atacama Desert Madrid FM, Trigo M, Salazar-Avalos S, Carvajal-Funes S, Olivares D, Portillo C, Fuentealba E, Toro N, Carrasco G, Cáceres L, Jamett I, Soliz A Plants (Basel) 29-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10707800
doi:10.3390/plants12234016
PMID:38068652
Differences in the genomic diversity, structure, and inbreeding patterns in wild and managed populations of Agave potatorum Zucc. used in the production of Tobalá mezcal in Southern Mexico Ruiz Mondragón KY, Klimova A, Aguirre-Planter E, Valiente-Banuet A, Lira R, Sanchez-de la Vega G, Eguiarte LE PLoS One 16-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10653438
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294534
PMID:37972146
Agave amica a potential model for the study of agavins metabolism Salomé-Abarca LF, Márquez-López RE, López MG Sci Rep 14-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10645838
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-47062-3
PMID:37964003
A systematic review on mitigation of common indoor air pollutants using plant-based methods: a phytoremediation approach Kumar R, Verma V, Thakur M, Singh G, Bhargava B Air Qual Atmos Health 11-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005924
doi:10.1007/s11869-023-01326-z
PMID:37359395
HPTLC-based fingerprinting: An alternative approach for fructooligosaccharides metabolism profiling Salomé-Abarca LF, Márquez-López RE, Santiago-García PA, López MG Curr Res Food Sci 31-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9925861
doi:10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100451
PMID:36798949
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
Somatic embryogenesis of Arabica coffee in temporary immersion culture: Advances, limitations, and perspectives for mass propagation of selected genotypes Aguilar ME, Wang XY, Escalona M, Yan L, Huang LF Front Plant Sci 06-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9582858
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.994578
PMID:36275513
Agave Fructans in Oaxaca’s Emblematic Specimens: Agave angustifolia Haw. and Agave potatorum Zucc. Márquez-López RE, Santiago-García PA, López MG Plants (Basel) 13-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9319672
doi:10.3390/plants11141834
PMID:35890468
Changes in the core species of the ant-plant network of oak forest converted to grassland: replacement of its ant functional groups Cuautle M, Díaz-Castelazo C, Castillo-Guevara C, Torres Lagunes CG PeerJ 13-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9288171
doi:10.7717/peerj.13679
PMID:35855899
Adaptation and biocultural conservation of traditional agroforestry systems in the Tehuacán Valley: access to resources and livelihoods strategies Vázquez-Delfin P, Casas A, Vallejo M Heliyon 27-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9254342
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09805
PMID:35800250
Aqueous Extracts of Lemon Basil Straw as Chemical Stimulator for Gray Oyster Mushroom Cultivation Chanprapai P, Wichai T, Sooksai S, Noitang S, Sukaead W, Sakdasri W, Sawangkeaw R Foods 09-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9105662
doi:10.3390/foods11091370
PMID:35564092

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