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.
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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 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.
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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.