Caribbean Agave, Kandy Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka

''Agave angustifolia'' is a plant which is native to Mexico and Central America. It is used to make mezcal and also as an ornamental plant, particularly the cultivar 'Marginata'.

The ''World Checklist of Selected Plant Families'' regards ''Agave angustifolia'' as an illegitimate synonym for ''Agave vivipara'' L.

Other sources maintain them as distinct species with non-overlapping native distributions . ''A. angustifolia'' has narrow, stiffly erect leaves with moderately-spaced.. more