EPPO Global Database

Agave amica(POCTU)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-04-01

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: POCTU
  • Preferred name: Agave amica
  • Authority: (Medikus) Thiede & Govaerts

Notes

Mexico. Cultivated as an ornamental. Introduced in Central America, Caribbean, South America (Peru) and elsewhere


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Agave polianthes Thiede & Eggli
Polianthes tuberosa Linnaeus
Tuberosa amica Medikus

Common names
Name Language
tuberose English
Nacht-Hyazinthe German
Tuberose German
tubéreuse French
tuberosa Spanish
giacinto delle Indie Italian
tuberosa Italian
tuberoos Dutch
nardo Portuguese
tuberosa Portuguese
тубероза Serbian