Summary
Place of publication:
Bonplandia 7:88. 1859
Verified:
05/06/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
- Facciola, S. Cornucopia II: a source book of edible plants. 1998
- Gentry, H. S. 1972. The agave family in Sonora. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 399:10,22.
- Gentry, H. S. Agaves of continental North America. 1982
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
- Vázquez-García et al. 2004. Flora del norte de Jalisco y etnobotánica Huichola. Serie Fronteras de Biodivesidad. 2004- 1:63.
Common names
English
pulque agave – German
Pulqueagave – Spanish
maguey ceniso – maguey de pulque – maguey manso –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Coahuila | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Durango | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | San Luis Potosi | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Zacatecas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Colima | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Guanajuato | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Hidalgo | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Oaxaca | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Puebla | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
Native
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Colima, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla]
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Human food | beverage base | | Gentry, H. S. Agaves of continental North America. 1982 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1727.
Accessed 1 November 2026.