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Accession Data:
Furcraea foetida
(L.) Haw.
Common Name:
False Agave, Mauritius Hemp
Family:
Asparagaceae
Juss.
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.
USDA Zone:
9a-11
Accession Data:
Accession #
198501079
Source:
Unknown
Provenance:
In collection as Furcraea gigantea, nomenclature corrected 27 June 2014.
Accession Date:
12-31-1985
Bench:
2215 - XER:Atacama-Sechura/Andean Deserts
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
1 confirmed on 05-19-2024
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
SubClass:
monocots
Order:
Asparagales
SubOrder:
Family:
Asparagaceae
SubFamily:
Agavoideae
Tribe:
Agaveae
SubTribe:
References (internal):
Fiber Plants
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Costa Rica
/
Panama
/
Netherlands Antilles
/
Trinidad-Tobago
/
Venezuelan Antilles
/
French Guiana
/
Guyana
/
Suriname
/
Venezuela
/
Colombia
References (external):
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 27 June 2014.
WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 27 June 2014.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
data regenerated on Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:30:10 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Wild Collected
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