Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Agave angustifolia var. marginata Gentry (POWO, 2022).

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 2002

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Potentially Invasive

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

• GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
• Rivera-Lugo, M. García-Mendoza, A., Simpson, J., Solano, E. & Gil-Vega, K. (2018) Taxonomic implications of the morphological and genetic variation of cultivated and domesticated populations of the Agave angustifolia complex (Agavoideae, Asparagaceae) in Oaxaca, Mexico Rivera-Lugo, M., García-Mendoza, A., Simpson, J., Solano, E. & Gil-Vega, K. (2018). Taxonomic implications of the morphological and genetic variation of cultivated and domesticated populations of the Agave angustifolia complex (Agavoideae, Asparagaceae) in Oaxaca, Mexico. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 304, 969–979.
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
• Verloove, F. Thiede, J., Marrero Rodríguez, A., Salas-Pascual, M., Reyes-Betancort, J., Ojeda-Land, E. & Smith, G. (2019) A synopsis of feral Agave and Furcraea (Agavaceae, Asparagaceae s. lat.) in the Canary Islands (Spain) Verloove, F., Thiede, J., Marrero Rodríguez, A., Salas-Pascual, M., Reyes-Betancort, J., Ojeda-Land, E. & Smith, G. (2019). A synopsis of feral Agave and Furcraea (Agavaceae, Asparagaceae s. lat.) in the Canary Islands (Spain). Plant Ecology and Evolution, 152 (3), 470–498.