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Taxon:
Agave cantula
Roxb.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
5413
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. ed. 1932, 2:167. 1832 (Hort. bengal. 25. 1814, nom. nud. "
cantala
")
Comment:
although "
cantala
" is spelling used by most, this was never validated (see Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 7:411. 1912)
Roxb. (1832) makes no reference to Haw., only to
Agave americana
Rumphius
Verified:
03/20/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Furcraea cantula
Haw.
No images
Reference(s)
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Note:
lists as
Agave cantula
(Haw.) Roxb.
Gentry, H. S.
1982. Agaves of continental North America 568-569.
Note:
lists as
Agave cantala
Roxb.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Kamalesh, T. et al.
1994.
Agave americana
- potentials ahead. MFP News 4:14.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Note:
lists as
Agave cantala
Roxb.
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Note:
lists as
Agave cantala
Roxb.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Press, J. R. et al.
2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=110
Pullaiah, T. et al.
1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
Vázquez-García et al.
2004. Flora del norte de Jalisco y etnobotánica Huichola. Serie Fronteras de Biodivesidad 1:59.
Note:
lists as
Agave cantala
Roxb.
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
cantala –
Reference(s)
Cebu maguey –
Reference(s)
Manila maguey –
Reference(s)
German
Cantala-Agave –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
agave –
Reference(s)
pita –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
6
Other
exact native range obscure, probable origin Mexico
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
Other
(exact native range obscure, probable origin Mexico)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
fiber
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Note:
lists as
Agave cantala
Roxb.
Name
References