| Agave missionum | |
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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. missionum
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| Binomial name | |
| Agave missionum Trel.
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Agave missionum of the West Indies is a plant of the family Agavaceae.[1] Its common names include corita and karata. It is exceptionally large; with leaves up to 14ft 6in (450 cm) in length and up to 20 inches (51cm) wide,[2] equaled only by Agave atrovirens.
- ^ Rosemary Newton. "Tropical Important Plant Areas in the British Virgin Islands". Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Trelease, William (1913). "Agave in the West Indies". Memoires of the National Academy of Sciences. 11: 37.