AgavaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Furcraea gigantea (L.) Haw.
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: False Agave, Mauritius Hemp
- Family: Agavaceae Endl.
- Country of Origin: Greater Antilles south to northern Brazil
- Habitat:
- Description: Cultivated widely in the tropics and commercially in Mauritus and St. Helena for its fiber.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198501079
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2217 - XER:Misc Deserts
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 09-17-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Agavaceae
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