Jerarquía taxonómica:
Asparagaceae → Agave (Agave) potatorum Zucc., 1833
Familia:
Asparagaceae
Autor:
Zucc., 1833
Sinónimos:
Agave (Agave) saundersii Hook. f., 1865
Agave (Agave) verschaffeltii Lem. ex Jacobi, 1865
Agave (Agave) elegans hort. ex Salm-Dyck, 1859
Agave (Agave) latifolia hort. ex Salm-Dyck, 1859
Agave (Agave) pulchra hort. ex Salm-Dyck, 1859
Agave (Agave) scolymus Karw. ex Salm-Dyck, 1834
Agave (Agave) potatorum var. verschaffeltii (Lem.) A. Berger, 1915
Agave (Agave) scolymus var. polymorpha A. Terracc., 1885