Accession Data:
Agave sisalana Perrine
- Common Name: Sisal
- Family: Asparagaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Mexico (Chiapas)
- Description: Stem to 3 feet; leaves spreading, narrowly lanceolate or sword-shaped, to 6 feet long, 3 inches wide, stiff, bright green, terminal spine to 1 inch long, black-brown, margins unarmed or with a few teeth; inflorescence paniculate, to more than 20 feet; flowers green to 2 5/8 inches long.
Probably a sterile cultivar derived from A. angustifolia. 2
- Uses: Cultivated for Hemp fiber, one of the most widely used natural fibers in the world. It is widely cultivated near Chiapas, Mexico where the species is thought to have originated.
This plant is also widely distributed throughout the African continent. It has been used for centuries for its medicinal purposes. The fiber is the main component, but it can be made into a lotion and used for inflammation.
- USDA Zone: 9b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199200096
- Source: plant from Chamberland/U
- Accession Date: 01-06-1989
- Bench: 2210 - XER:Chihuahuan-Tehuacan Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-29-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Asparagaceae
- SubFamily: Agavoideae
- Tribe: Agaveae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- Bat Pollinated (chiropterophily)
- Fiber Plants
- EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12 (generic)
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Southeast /
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
- Sisal at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Wednesday, October 25, 2017.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Comvaser dice: Tomado de Wikipedia en Inglés según referencia señalada en Source.Dotado de licencia de uso de dominio público por el autor misma que se reproduce abajo. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Wednesday, October 25, 2017.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
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