Furcraea foetida

Common name: False Agave, Mauritius Hemp

Family: Asparagaceae

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Country of Origin: Costa Rica to N. South America and S. Caribbean

Description: Cultivated widely in the tropics and commercially in Mauritus and St. Helena for its fiber.

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 9a-11

Source: Unknown

Provenance:

In collection as Furcraea gigantea, nomenclature corrected 27 June 2014.

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Culture:

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Asparagaceae
• SubFamily: Agavoideae
• Tribe: Agaveae
• SubTribe:

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 27 June 2014.
2. WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 27 June 2014.
3. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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