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1222.000 Furcraea
Description of the genus
Massive monocarpic succulent scapose plants; trunk usually absent. Leaves up to 50 cm wide; up to 3 m long; lanceolate; very fibrous; toothed with a firm blunt point at the apex. Inflorescence paniculate; 2-5 clusters to 13 m tall; drooping, frequently producing bulbils. Flowers with tepals spreading; greenish-white, ovate or oblong; ovary inferior. Fruit a globose or cylindric capsule, infrequently produced. Seeds many, black, flat. Derivation of name: after A. T. Fourcroy, 1755-1809, a French botanist. Worldwide: c. 20 species in tropical America. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Furcraea:
Our websites:
Flora of Zambia: FurcraeaFlora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Furcraea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): FurcraeaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Furcraea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Furcraea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Furcraea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Furcraea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Furcraea
JSTOR Plant Science: Furcraea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Furcraea
Plants of the World Online: Furcraea
Tropicos: Furcraea
Wikipedia: Furcraea
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