The PEDIGREE of
Genus Agave

 "Child(ren)":       Century plant   ;   A. sisalana (sisal)   ;   A. angustifolia (source of mezcal)   ;   A. tequilana (source of tequila)   ;   A. attenuata (lion's tail)   ;   etc.   ;   208 species altogether
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/-- Subkingdom of Streptophyta   +====> [ 63]
/-- Branch of Stomatophytes
/-- Clade of Stomatophytes and Hornworts
/-- Interkingdom Polysporangiophytes
/-- Infrakingdom of Tracheophytes (Vascular Plants)
/-- Subphylum Euphyllophytina (Ferns & Seed Plants)
/-- Superdivision of Spermatophytes (Seed Plants)
/-- Division of Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
/-- Subdivision of Mesangiospermae
/-- Class of Monocotyledons
/-- Subclass Liliidae
/-- Superorder Lilianae
/-- Order Asparagales (Asparagoid Lilies)
/-- Family Asparagaceae (Asparagus, Agave, Hyacinths, etc.)
/-- Subfamily Agavoideae
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- Genus Agave
 

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