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Succulent taxonomic card

Agave atrovirens

Karw. ex Salm-Dyck

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Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Agave

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Hort. Dyck.: 302 (1834)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Agave atrovirens var. cochlearis Trel.
  • Agave atrovirens var. latissima (Jacobi) Rose
  • Agave atrovirens var. marginata Trel.
  • Agave canartiana Jacobi
  • Agave coccinea Roezl ex K.Koch
  • Agave deflexispina Jacobi
  • Agave gracilis Jacobi
  • Agave latissima Jacobi
  • Agave macroculmis Tod.
  • Agave mirabilis Trel. · homotypic synonym
  • Agave ottonis Jacobi
  • Agave schlechtendahlii Jacobi
  • Littaea gracilis Verschaff.

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Agave atrovirens var. atrovirens
  • Agave atrovirens var. mirabilis (Trel.) Gentry

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