Furcraea
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| Furcraea | |
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| File:Starr 041120-0950 Furcraea foetida.jpg | |
| Furcraea foetida in Hawaii | |
| Scientific classification Edit this 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.[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] Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or cabuyo, a natural fiber.[citation needed]
Species
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| Image | Scientific name[3] | Distribution |
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| Furcraea abisaii Gir.-Cañas | ||
| Furcraea acaulis (Kunth) B.Ullrich | Venezuela | |
| File:Fique.jpg | Furcraea andina Trel. | Peru, Ecuador |
| Furcraea antillana A.Álvarez | Cuba, Hispaniola | |
| Furcraea boliviensis Ravenna | Bolivia | |
| File:Furcraea cabuya 16zz.jpg | Furcraea cabuya Trel. | tropical Mexico, Central America, Venezuela |
| Furcraea depauperata Jacobi | Mexico but apparently extinct | |
| Furcraea flavoviridis Hook. | ||
| File:Starr-090714-2874-Furcraea foetida-habit-Poelua West Maui-Maui (24339235194).jpg | Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. (Mauritius Hemp) |
southern Caribbean; widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere |
| Furcraea guatemalensis Trel. | southern Mexico, Central America | |
| Furcraea guerrerensis Matuda | Guerrero | |
| File:Furcraea hexapetala SSZ.jpg | Furcraea hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb. (Cuban Hemp) |
southern Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela, Ecuador, Galápagos |
| File:Furcraea longaeva kz3.jpg | Furcraea longaeva Karw. & Zucc. | Puebla, Oaxaca |
| File:Macdougals Giant Century Plant - Furcraea macdougalii (3594540635).jpg | 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 | |
| File:Furcraea bedinghausii 1c.JPG | Furcraea parmentieri (Roezl) García-Mend. | southern Mexico |
| Furcraea pubescens Tod. | ||
| Furcraea quicheensis Trel. | Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras | |
| Furcraea samalana Trel. | Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador | |
| File:Furcraea selloa Koch (AM AK291014-5).jpg | 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 | |
| File:Furcraea geminispina 8zz.jpg | Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T.Aiton (Female Karata) |
West Indies; naturalized in South Africa |
| Furcraea undulata Jacobi | tropical Mexico, El Salvador |
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See also
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