Agave cryptica G.D.Starr & T.J.Davis
, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 93(4): 275 (2021).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77248764-1
- Publication
- Cactus and Succulent Journal. [Cactus and Succulent Society of America]
- Collation
- 93(4): 275
- Date of Publication
- 23 Nov 2021
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Agavaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Starr 2021-006
- Locality
- Nuevo León, Municipio de Linares, south bank of the Río Potosí, 708 m
- Collection Date
- 14 Jun 2021
- Type Herbaria
- holotype ARIZ
isotype MEXU - Latitude
- 24° 55' 13" N
- Longitude
- 99° 55' 5" W
- Distribution Of Types
- Nuevo León (Mexico Northeast, Mexico, Northern America)
Tamaulipas (Mexico Northeast, Mexico, Northern America)
Remarks
doi:10.2985/015.093.0403 The specific epithet is from the Greek 'kryptos' (meaning hidden) and was chosen because the plants had been hiding in plain sight having been erroneously included in either Agave striata or Agave tenuifolia over the years.