Agave americana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 323. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 2518.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 3: 486. 1979): Herb. Linn. No. 443.1, flowers only (LINN) .

Generitype of Agave Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 147. 1929).

Current name: Agave americana L. ( Agavaceae).