Agave gypsophila
| Agave gypsophila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. gypsophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Agave gypsophila Gentry,1982
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Agave gypsophila (common names - gypsum century plant, blue wave agave[2]) is a species of plant in the Asparagaceae family and is endemic to the Mexican state of Guerrero.[3] The specific epithet, gypsophila, means gypsum loving.
Agave gypsophila was described by Howard Scott Gentry in 1982.[4] In 2013, J. Antonio Vazquez-Garcıa, et al. proposed a narrower circumscription of Agave gypsophila based on both ecological and morphological characteristics. The Agave gypsophila sens. lat. (in the broad sense) of Howard Scott Gentry was divided into five species: Agave abisaii, A. andreae, A. gypsophila sens. strict. (in the strict sense), A. kristenii and A. pablocarrillioi[3]. All five species are narrow range endemics in south west Mexico.
Conservation[edit]
Agave gypsophila is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. In the very restricted extent of occurrence, Agave gypsophila is locally abundant but threatened by a reduction in habitat quality and habitat destruction for agriculture and infrastructure. Agave gypsophila does not occur in any protected areas.[1]
In horticulture[edit]
The plants cultivated around the world as Agave gypsophila are considered to be mostly Agave pablocarrilloi.[5] The photographs on this page are most probably images of Agave pablocarrilloi.
Gallery[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b García-Mendoza, A.J.; Sandoval-Gutiérrez, D. (2019). "Agave gypsophila". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T115629255A116353908.en. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Agave gypsophila (Gypsum Century Plant)". World of Succulents. 25 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b Vazquez-Garcıa, J. Antonio; Muniz-Castro, Miguel A; Sahagun-Godınez, Eduardo; Chazaro-Basanez, Miguel de J; De Castro-Arce, Ernesto; Nieves-Hernandez, Gregorio; Padilla-Lepe, Jesus (2013). "Four New Species of Agave (Agavaceae) of the Marmoratae Group". Systematic Botany. 38 (2): 320–331. doi:10.1600/036364413X666642. S2CID 84639643 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Gentry, Howard Scott (1982). Agaves of Continental North America. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press. pp. 510–512. ISBN 0816523959.
- ^ "Agave gypsophila, Gypsum Century Plant, Succulent, [A. pablocarrilloi]". www.smgrowers.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.