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Agave

Angiospermae - Liliaceae

Taxonomy
Agave was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Agave americana.

It was assigned to Liliaceae by Ettinghausen (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Agave Linnaeus
1880Agave Ettinghausen p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyLiliaceae
genusAgave

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Agave Linnaeus 1753
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Agave americana Linnaeus 1753
Agave eocenica Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879
Agave foetida Linnaeus 1753
Agave virginica Linnaeus 1753
Agave vivipara Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) A. eocenica (22811)