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

"Habitat in America." RCN: 2519.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 35. 1983): [icon] " Aloe Americana Polygona " in Commelin, Praeludia Bot.: 65, t. 15. 1703 (see p. 121).

Current name: Agave vivipara L. var. vivipara ( Agavaceae).