Agave potatorum Zucc. in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 16: 674-675. 1833 sec. García-Mendoza 2011
- =Agave scolymus Karw. ex Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 307. 1834 syn. sec. García-Mendoza 2011
- =Agave elegans hort. ex Salm-Dyck in Bonplandia 7: 89. 1859 syn. sec. García-Mendoza 2011
- =Agave latifolia hort. ex Salm-Dyck in Bonplandia 7: 89. 1859 syn. sec. García-Mendoza 2011
- =Agave pulchra hort. ex Salm-Dyck in Bonplandia 7: 89. 1859 syn. sec. García-Mendoza 2011
- =Agave saundersii Hook. f. in Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5493. 1865 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Agave verschaffeltii Lem. ex Jacobi in Hamburger Garten-Blumenzeitung 21: 122. 1865 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Agave scolymus var. polymorpha A. Terracc., Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave: 38. 1885 syn. sec. García-Mendoza 2011
- =Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii (Lem.) A. Berger, Die Agaven: 186. f. 60. 1915 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008