Woodblocks Museum Plantin-Moretus
Woodblocks Plantin-Moretus

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(1553-1601)

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no. 6429 [MPM.HB.06429]

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Agave americana L.

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name cited:
Agave americana L.

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origin of:
C. Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist., vol. 2 fasicle 5, : p. 160, fig. 2 (1601)

M. de Lobel, Pl. Strip. Icon., vol. 1 : p. 374, fig. 2 (1591)

R. Dodoens [Dodonaeus ], Stirp. Hist. Pempt.: p. 355, fig. 2 (1583)

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family: Agavaceae

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epithet cited: americanus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized:

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Illustration contributed by:
Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp, Belgium

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=437299

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Aloe americana (L.) Crantz;
heterotypic synonyms:
Agave americana Sessé & Moc.; Agave spectabilis Salisb.;