Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Asparagaceae > Genus Agave

Agave americana L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Agave*	L.	accepted genus name
*Bonapartea*	Haw.	heterotypic synonym
*Ghiesbreghtia*	Roezl	heterotypic synonym
*Littaea*	Tagl.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Aloe americana*	(L.) Crantz	homotypic synonym

Children

Agave americana L. subsp. americana

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: captus; pita sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Asturian: cactus sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Catalan: adsevara; adzabara; agave; arcebara; arxavara; atsabara; atsavara; atzabara; atzavara; atzavara de tanques; donarda; edzebara; etsevara de tancas; figuerassa; fil y agulla; filiagulla; maguei; pita; pita americana; pitalassa; pitera; piterassa; punyalera sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

English-United States: Centuryplant sources: Charles Hussey

Euskera: agabe mexicar; zurda sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Galician: herba dos pelados; pita; piteira sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Majorcan: adzabara; adzebara; donardera; etsevara; pita; pitra sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Portuguese: pita; piteira; piteira-brava; piteira-de-boi sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Spanish, Castillian: acíbara; agave; ágave; alcibara; alcibarón; alcimara; alcimarón; aloe; aloe americana; aloe americano; alzabara; alzavara; arzabara; arzabarón; atzahara; atzavara; azabara; azabarón; cabuyá; cimbara; donarda; figarasa; javila; maguey; magüey; metl; pita común; pitaca; pitaco; pitacón; pitera; pitón; sábila; zábila; zabilla sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Valencian: atzavara; pita; pitera; pitera borda; platanera borda sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).