Agave
genus of plants
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Summary
Agave is a taxon[1]. Agave ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,571 views/month, #562 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Named after: Agave[4]
- Parent taxon: Asparagaceae[5]
- Taxon name: Agave[6]
- Commons category: Agave[7]
- Taxonomic type: Agave americana[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Agave[9]
- Commons gallery: Agave[10]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(1)[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=292[19]
- This taxon is source of: istle[20], maguey[21]
- Taxon common name: Agaven[22], Agaavet[23], Ագավի[24], リュウゼツラン属[25], Agawa[26], Агава[27], אַגאַווע[28], 龍舌蘭草[29], 龙舌兰属[30], agava[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
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Identifiers
Agave's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 50822[33]. Agave's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39509[34]. Agave's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39864112[35]. Agave's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2766430[36]. Agave's ITIS TSN is recorded as 182659[37].
Why It Matters
Agave has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Agave is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]