Agave angustifolia Haw. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Agave

Family:

Asparagaceae

Subfamily:

Agavoideae

Nomen number:

1692

Place of publication:

Syn. pl. succ. 72. 1812

Verified:

02/26/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Agave angustifolia Haw. var. angustifolia (0 active accession[s])
Agave angustifolia Haw. var. deweyana (Trel.) Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Agave angustifolia Haw. var. letonae (F. W. Taylor ex Trel.) Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Agave angustifolia Haw. var. nivea (Trel.) Gentry (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Agave elongata Jacobi
Agave lespinassei Trel.
Agave wightii J. R. Drumm. & Prain
Agave wrightii J. R. Drumm.
Agave yaquiana Trel.
Agave zapupe Trel.
Invalid Designation(s)
Agave vivipara auct. nonn.

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Reference(s)

Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia II: a source book of edible plants Note: Kampong Publications
Forster, P. I. 1992. New varietal combinations in Agave vivipara (Agavaceae). Brittonia 44:74-75. Note: = Agave vivipara var. vivipara
García-Mendoza, A. & F. Chiang. 2003. The confusion of Agave vivipara L. and A. angustifolia Haw., two distinct taxa. Brittonia 55:82-87.
Gentry, H. S. 1972. The agave family in Sonora. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 399:143, 147. Note: mentions
Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia. Note: = Agave vivipara L.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Sánchez-Teyer, F. et al. 2009. Genetic variability of wild Agave angustifolia populations based on AFLP: A basic study for conservation. J. Arid Environm. 73:611-616.
Smith, G. F. & E. M. A. Steyn. 1999. Agave vivipara: the correct name for Agave angustifolia. Bothalia 29:100. Note: = Agave vivipara L.
Steyn, E. M. A. & G. F. Smith. 2000. Agave vivipara: a naturalized alien in Southern Africa. Bothalia 30:43-55. Note: = Agave vivipara L.
Vargas-Ponce, O. et al. 2009. Diversity and structure of landraces of Agave grown by spirits under traditional agricultural: A comparison with wild populations of A. angustifolia (Agavaceae) and commercial plantations of A. tequilana. Amer. J. Bot. 96:448-457.
Vázquez-García et al. 2004. Flora del norte de Jalisco y etnobotánica Huichola. Serie Fronteras de Biodivesidad 1:58.

Common names

English
mescal agave –
Spanish
mescal de maguey –
mezcal de maguey –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		s.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Gauteng
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Western Cape
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland	e.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango (w.), Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas (s.)]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras (s.), Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (e.)]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	beverage base	used to make "bacanora," a type of mezcal	Sánchez-Teyer, F. et al. 2009. Genetic variability of wild Agave angustifolia populations based on AFLP: A basic study for conservation. J. Arid Environm. 73:611-616.
Medicines	folklore	fide Healing Pl India, as Agave wightii	Parrotta, J. A. 2001. Healing plants of peninsular India CABI International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.

Taxon: Agave angustifolia Haw.