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Agave americana L. Agave angustifolia Haw. Agave atrovirens Karw. ex Salm-Dyck. Agave asperrima Jacobi. Agave bovicornuta Gentry. Agave cupreata Trel. & A. Berger. Agave hookeri Jacobi. Agave inaequidens K. Koch. Agave karwinskii Zucc. Agave kerchovei Lem. Agave lechuguilla Torr. Agave mapisaga Trel. Agave marmorata Roezl Agave maximiliana Baker Agave montana Villareal Agave potatorum Zucc. Agave rhodacantha Trel. Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck Agave scaposa Gentry Agave tequilana F.A.C. Weber Agave victoriae-reginae A. Berger Asparagaceae

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Agave americana L.: Agave altissima Zumagl.; Agave americana var. marginata Trel.; Agave americana var. mediopicta (Hovey) Trel.; Agave americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A.Terracc.; Agave americana f. picta (Salm-Dyck) Voss.; Agave americana var. striata (Hovey) Trel.; Agave cordillerensis Lodé & Pino (Gentry 1982; González-Elizondo et al. 2009; Tropicos 2020; POWO 2020).

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The authors thank finacial support from the PAPIIT, DGAPA of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM (research projects IA207721 and IN206520)

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  1. Laboratorio de Estudios Transdisciplinarios Ambientales, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    Ignacio Torres-García

  2. MILPA (Manejo Integral y Local de Productos Agroforestales) Asociación Civil, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    Ignacio Torres-García, América Minerva Delgado-Lemus, Alejandro Casas, Gonzalo D. Álvarez-Ríos, Selene Rangel-Landa, Oassis Huerta-Galván & Dánae Cabrera-Toledo

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Appendix 1

Appendix 1

List of useful agaves reported in the literature. The nomenclature according to Villaseñor (2016). E = Edible, S=Sap and fermented beverages, D=Distilled beverages, F = Fibers and handicrafts manufacture, C=Construction, M = Medicinal, O=Other uses, Mg = Management, IUCN=Conservation status sensu International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, Dom = Evidence of domestication.

Especies

Author

E

S

D

F

C

M

O

Mg

IUCN

Dom

Agave abisaii

A. Vázquez & Nieves

     

X

 

Forest extraction

Endangered

 

Agave aktites

Gentry

X

      

Forest extraction, Cultivation

Vulnerable

 

Agave albomarginata

Gentry

      

Fodder

 

Endangered

 

Agave albopilosa

I. Cabral, Villarreal & E. Estrada

   

X

  

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Critically Endangered

 

Agave americana

L.

X

X

X

X

X

X

Food additive, Fodder, Green manure, Live fences, Melliferous, Ornamental, Saponiferous, Soil protection

Forest extraction, Cultivation

Least Concern

X

Agave angustiarum

Trel.

  

X

X

   

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave angustifolia

Haw.

X

X

X

X

 

X

Fodder, Live fences, Ornamental, Poisons, Soil protection

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Least Concern

X

Agave applanata

K. Koch ex Jacobi

X

X

 

X

 

X

Firewood, Ornamental

Incipiently management

Least Concern

?

Agave asperrima

Jacobi

X

X

X

X

X

 

Household utensil, Ornamental

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave atrovirens

Karw. ex Salm-Dyck

X

X

X

X

X

X

Firewood, Food additive, Fodder, Live fences, Ornamental, Saponiferous

Forest extraction, incipiently managed, cultivation

Least Concern

X

Agave attenuata

Salm-Dyck

      

Ornamental

Cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave aurea

Brandegee

   

X

  

Poison

 

Least Concern

 

Agave bovicornuta

Gentry

X

X

X

X

 

X

Ornamental, Poison, Saponiferous, Veterinarian medicine

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave bracteosa

S. Watson ex Engelm.

   

X

  

Ornamental, Saponiferous

Forest extraction, Cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave cantala

Roxb.

  

X

X

 

X

 

Forest extraction

  

Agave capensis

Gentry

X

       

Endangered

 

Agave cerulata

Trel.

X

X

X

X

  

Poisons

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave chazaroi

A. Vázquez y O.M. Valencia

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave chiapensis

Jacobi

X

X

    

Ornamental

 

Vulnerable

 

Agave chrysoglossa

I.M. Johnst.

X

       

Least Concern

 

Agave colorata

Gentry

X

X

     

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave convallis

Trel.

  

X

    

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave cupreata

Trel. & A. Berger

X

X

X

  

X

 

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Endangered

 

Agave dasylirioides

Jacobi & C.D. Bouché

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Endangered

 

Agave deserti

Engelm.

X

X

 

X

  

Fodder

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave desmettiana

Jacobi

 

X

X

    

Cultivation

 

?

Agave durangensis

Gentry

X

X

X

X

   

Forest extraction

  

Agave ellemeetiana

Jacobi

X

      

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave felgeri

Gentry

X

     

Poisons

 

Vulnerable

 

Agave filifera

Salm-Dyck

   

X

  

Ornamental, Poisons, Saponiferous

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave fortiflora

Gentry

X

X

    

Edible worm habitat, Poison

   

Agave fourcroydes

Lem.

X

X

X

X

 

X

Live fences, Ornamental

Cultivation

 

X

Agave funkiana

K. Koch & C.D. Bouché

   

X

   

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave geminiflora

(Tagl.) Ker Gawl.

   

X

    

Vulnerable

 

Agave gentryi

B. Ullrich

X

X

 

X

X

 

Fodder

 

Least Concern

 

Agave ghiesbreghtii

Lem. ex Jacobi

   

X

  

Live fences

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave gigantensis

Gentry

X

 

X

    

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave gomezpompae

Cházaro & Jimeno-Sevilla

X

       

Vulnerable

 

Agave gracielae

Galván & Zamudio

X

      

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave guadalajarana

Trel.

  

X

   

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Endangered

 

Agave guiengola

Gentry

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction, cultivation

Endangered

 

Agave gypsicola

García-Mend. & D. Sandoval

X

      

Forest extraction

  

Agave hookeri

Jacobi

X

X

X

    

Cultivation

 

X

Agave horrida

Lem. ex Jacobi

X

X

X

X

X

X

Firewood, Fodder, Live fences, Ornamental, Saponiferous

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave impressa

Gentry

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Endangered

 

Agave inaequidens

K. Koch

X

X

X

X

X

X

Firewood, Fodder, Poison

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave isthmensis

García-Mend. & F. Palma

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave jaiboli

Gentry

X

X

X

X

  

Fodder

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave karwinskii

Zucc.

X

X

X

X

  

Household utensil, Live fences, Ornamental

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Vulnerable

X

Agave kavandivi

García-Mend. & Chávez-Rendón

X

     

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Critically Endangered

 

Agave kerchovei

Lem.

X

X

X

X

X

 

Fodder

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave kewensis

Jacobi

X

         

Agave kristenii

A. Vázquez & Cházaro

     

X

 

Forest extraction

Critically Endangered

 

Agave lechuguilla

Torr.

X

X

X

X

 

X

Fodder, Green manure, Household utensil, Living fences, Melliferous, Poisons, Saponiferous, Soil protection, Veterinarian medicine

Forest extraction, cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave lophantha

Schiede

  

X

X

  

Insecticide

   

Agave lurida

Aiton

X

 

X

    

Forest extraction

Extinct in the Wild

 

Agave lyobaa

García-Mend. & S. Franco

  

X

    

Forest extraction, Cultivation

  

Agave macroacantha

Zucc.

X

X

X

X

X

 

Fodder, Live fences, Ornamental

Forest extraction

Endangered

 

Agave mapisaga

Trel.

X

X

X

X

X

 

Live fences

Cultivation

 

X

Agave margaritae

Brandegee

  

X

    

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave marmorata

Roezl

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ceremonial, Fodder, Ornamental, Resines

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave maximiliana

Baker

X

X

X

  

X

 

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave megalodonta

García-Mend. & D. Sandoval

X

 

X

    

Forest extraction

  

Agave mitis

Mart.

X

  

X

 

X

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave montana

Villarreal

X

X

 

X

  

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave montium-sancticaroli

García-Mend.

X

 

X

    

Forest extraction

Critically Endangered

 

Agave multifilifera

Gentry

X

X

X

X

    

Least Concern

 

Agave murpheyi

F. Gibson

X

 

X

X

 

X

 

Cultivation

  

Agave nizandensis

Cutak

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Critically Endangered

 

Agave nussaviorum

García-Mend.

X

 

X

    

Forest extraction

  

Agave obscura

Schiede ex Schltdl.

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave ocahui

Gentry

   

X

  

Fodder

Forest extraction

Near Threatened

 

Agave ornithobroma

Gentry

   

X

   

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave oroensis

Gentry

      

Live fences, Soil control

Cultivation

Data Deficient

 

Agave ortgiesiana

(Baker) Trel.

   

X

   

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave oteroi

Starr & Davis

  

X

    

Forest extraction

  

Agave ovatifolia

Starr & Villarreal

   

X

  

Fodder

 

Least Concern

 

Agave palmeri

Engelm.

X

 

X

X

  

Fodder

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave parrasana

A. Berger

X

  

X

   

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave parryi

Engelm.

X

X

X

X

 

X

Food additive, Poisons

Forest extraction, Incipiently management

Least Concern

 

Agave parviflora

Torr.

X

     

Fodder, Ornamental

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave peacockii

Croucher

X

X

X

X

  

Firewood, Live fences, Ornamental, Poisons

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave pelona

Gentry

X

 

X

   

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Critically Endangered

 

Agave petrophila

García-Mend. & E. Martínez

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Endangered

 

Agave pintilla

S. González, M. González & L. Reséndiz

  

X

   

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Critically Endangered

 

Agave polianthiflora

Gentry

X

X

  

X

   

Least Concern

 

Agave potatorum

Zucc.

X

X

X

 

X

X

Firewood, Fodder, Live fences, Ornamental, Poisons, Soil protection

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Vulnerable

 

Agave potrerana

Trel.

   

X

  

Fodder, Ornamental

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

Agave quiotepecensis

García-Mend. & S. Franco

X

  

X

  

Fodder

Forest extraction

  

Agave rhodacantha

Trel.

X

 

X

X

  

Live fences

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Data Deficient

X

Agave salmiana

Otto ex Salm-Dyck

X

X

X

X

X

X

Firewood, Food additive, Fodder, Green manure, Insecticide, Live fences, Melliferous, Ornamental, Poisons, Saponiferous, Soil protection

Forest extraction, Incipiently management, Cultivation

Least Concern

X

Agave schidigera

Lem.

   

X

   

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave schottii

Engelm.

X

X

   

X

Saponiferous

 

Least Concern

 

Agave seemanniana

Jacobi

X

X

X

  

X

 

Forest extraction, cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave shawii

Engelm.

X

 

X

   

Edible worm habitat, Fodder

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave shrevei

Gentry

X

X

X

  

X

Ceremonial, Coal extraction, Fodder

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave sisalana

Perrine

  

X

X

 

X

Firewood, Food additive, Live fences, Ornamental, Poisons

Cultivation

 

X

Agave sobria

Brandegee

X

 

X

    

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave striata

Zucc.

   

X

 

X

Fodder, Live fences

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave stricta

Salm-Dyck

   

X

 

X

Fodder, Live fences, Ornamental

Forest extraction, Cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave subsimplex

Trel.

X

     

Ornamental

 

Vulnerable

 

Agave tequilana

F.A.C. Weber

X

X

X

X

  

Ornamental, Stimulants

Cultivation

 

X

Agave titanota

Gentry

  

X

   

Ornamental

Forest extraction, Incipiently management

Endangered

 

Agave triangularis

Jacobi

X

X

 

X

  

Edible worm habitat, Firewood, Fodder, Live fences, Poisons, Saponiferous

Incipiently management

Vulnerable

 

Agave valenciana

Cházaro & A. Vázquez

  

X

    

Forest extraction, cultivation

Critically Endangered

 

Agave victoriae-reginae

T. Moore

  

X

X

  

Ornamental

Forest extraction, cultivation

Least Concern

 

Agave vilmoriniana

A. Berger

X

X

 

X

 

X

Saponiferous

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave warelliana

Baker

      

Ornamental

Forest extraction

Endangered

 

Agave weberi

Cels ex Poisson

X

X

X

X

 

X

Ornamental, Poisons

Incipiently management

  

Agave wendtii

Cházaro

      

Ornamental

 

Endangered

 

Agave wocomahi

Gentry

X

X

X

X

 

X

Poisons

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave xylonacantha

Salm-Dyck

X

  

X

  

Fodder

Forest extraction

Least Concern

 

Agave yuccifolia

DC. ex Redouté

   

X

      

Agave zebra

Gentry

X

 

X

    

Forest extraction

Vulnerable

 

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Torres-García, I. et al. (2022). Agave americana L. Agave angustifolia Haw. Agave atrovirens Karw. ex Salm-Dyck. Agave asperrima Jacobi. Agave bovicornuta Gentry. Agave cupreata Trel. & A. Berger. Agave hookeri Jacobi. Agave inaequidens K. Koch. Agave karwinskii Zucc. Agave kerchovei Lem. Agave lechuguilla Torr. Agave mapisaga Trel. Agave marmorata Roezl Agave maximiliana Baker Agave montana Villareal Agave potatorum Zucc. Agave rhodacantha Trel. Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck Agave scaposa Gentry Agave tequilana F.A.C. Weber Agave victoriae-reginae A. Berger Asparagaceae. In: Casas, A., Blancas Vázquez, J.J. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77089-5_26-1

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