Taxon:  Agave angustifolia Haw. var. nivea (Trel.) Gentry



Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
100793
Place of publication:
Agaves Cont. N. Amer. 566.  1982
Verified:
08/25/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Agave angustifolia Haw. (0 active accession[s])
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])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agave nivea Trel.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Agave vivipara L. var. nivea (Trel.) P. I. Forst.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Forster, P. I. 1992. New varietal combinations in Agave vivipara (Agavaceae). Brittonia 44:74-75. Note: = Agave vivipara var. nivea (Trel.) P. I. Forst.
  2. García-Mendoza, A. & F. Chiang. 2003. The confusion of Agave vivipara L. and A. angustifolia Haw., two distinct taxa. Brittonia 55:86.
  3. Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  0
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsfiber Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100793. Accessed 12 May 2026.