Agave americana,
common names centuryplant,
maguey, or
American aloe, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Agavaceae,
originally native to
Mexico, and the
United States in
Arizona and
Texas. Today it cultivated worldwide as an
ornamental plant. It has become
naturalized in many regions including the
West Indies, parts of
South America, the southern
Mediterranean Basin, parts of
Africa,
India,
China,
Thailand,
New Zealand,
Australia.