Furcraea
| Furcraea | |
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| Furcraea foetida in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Furcraea Vent.[1] |
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(Jacq.) Vent.[2]
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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] They are xerophytic monocots.
Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or cabuyo, a natural fiber.
Species [3][]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| (Kunth) B.Ullrich | Venezuela | |
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Furcraea andina Trel. in L.H.Bailey | Peru, Ecuador |
| A.Álvarez | Cuba, Hispaniola | |
| Ravenna | Bolivia | |
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Furcraea cabuya Trel. | tropical Mexico, Central America, Venezuela |
| Jacobi | Mexico but apparently extinct | |
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Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. (Mauritius Hemp) | southern Caribbean; widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere |
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Trel. | southern Mexico, Central America |
| Matuda | Guerrero | |
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(Jacq.) Urb., (Cuban Hemp) | southern Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela, Ecuador, Galápagos |
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Karw. & Zucc. | Puebla, Oaxaca |
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Matuda | Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas |
| García-Mend. & L.de la Rosa | Guerrero | |
| Furcraea niquivilensis Matuda ex García-Mend | Chiapas | |
| Trel. | Peru | |
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(Roezl) García-Mend. | southern Mexico |
| Trel. | Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras | |
| Trel. | Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador | |
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K.Koch (Wild Sisal) | Colombia, Ecuador; naturalized in Tamaulipas, Florida, Andaman Islands, India, Queensland |
| Petersen | Nicaragua | |
| Jacobi | Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil | |
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Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) Aiton (Female Karata) | West Indies; naturalized in South Africa |
| Jacobi | tropical Mexico, El Salvador |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Ventenat, Etienne Pierre. 1793. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1: 65-67 in Latin
- ^ lectotype designated by Britton, Flora of Bermuda 80 (1918)
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Furcraea spp.
- ^ García-Mendoza, A. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de Furcraea (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 66: 113–129
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Categories:
- Furcraea
- Asparagaceae genera
- Agavoideae
- Asparagaceae stubs