Furcraea | |
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Furcraea foetida in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
Genus: |
Furcraea Vent. [1] |
Type species | |
Furcraea cubensis (Jacq.) Vent.
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Synonyms [3] | |
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Furcraea is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, [4] native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States ( Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands. [3] [5] [6] Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or cabuyo, a natural fiber.
Image [3] | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Furcraea acaulis (Kunth) B.Ullrich | Venezuela | |
Furcraea andina Trel. in L.H.Bailey | Peru, Ecuador | |
Furcraea antillana A.Álvarez | Cuba, Hispaniola | |
Furcraea boliviensis Ravenna | Bolivia | |
Furcraea cabuya Trel. | tropical Mexico, Central America, Venezuela | |
Furcraea depauperata Jacobi | Mexico but apparently extinct | |
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. (Mauritius Hemp) | southern Caribbean; widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere | |
Furcraea guatemalensis Trel. | southern Mexico, Central America | |
Furcraea guerrerensis Matuda | Guerrero | |
Furcraea hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb., (Cuban Hemp) | southern Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela, Ecuador, Galápagos | |
Furcraea longaeva Karw. & Zucc. | Puebla, Oaxaca | |
Furcraea macdougallii Matuda | Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas | |
Furcraea martinezii García-Mend. & L.de la Rosa | Guerrero | |
Furcraea niquivilensis Matuda ex García-Mend | Chiapas | |
Furcraea occidentalis Trel. | Peru | |
Furcraea parmentieri (Roezl) García-Mend. | southern Mexico | |
Furcraea quicheensis Trel. | Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras | |
Furcraea samalana Trel. | Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador | |
Furcraea selloa K.Koch (Wild Sisal) | Colombia, Ecuador; naturalized in Tamaulipas, Florida, Andaman Islands, India, Queensland | |
Furcraea stratiotes Petersen | Nicaragua | |
Furcraea stricta Jacobi | Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil | |
Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) Aiton (Female Karata) | West Indies; naturalized in South Africa | |
Furcraea undulata Jacobi | tropical Mexico, El Salvador |