Lectotype : Agave americana L., 1753 LT designated by N. L. Britton & P. Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico 5: 156 (1923) but this ineffective.
Lectotype designated by : Hitchcock, A. S. & M. L. Green. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753-1754). 147. In Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
Références :
Tropicos (1980-)