Scientific or common name:

Furcraea gigantea Vent.

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AGAVACEAE - Century-plant family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Furcraea gigantea Vent.
Nomencl. ref.: Bulletin de la Soci?t? Philomatique. Paris 1 1793
Rank: species
See: ► Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.

Images of Furcraea gigantea

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Common names

U.S. name: Mauritius hemp

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Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Agavaceae
Genus: Furcraea
Species:

1) Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. 2) Furcraea gigantea Vent. 3) Furcraea hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb. 4) Furcraea macrophylla Baker [excluded] 5) Furcraea selloa K. Koch 6) Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton

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Page counter: 174 ( AVG: 222.21 / 88.072 )

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL, HI)


Map for Furcraea gigantea Vent.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Agavaceae)
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1) Allibertia (tuberose) 2) Clistoyucca (yucca) 3) Cordyline (sansevieria) 4) Dracaena 5) Furcraea 6) Hesperaloe (false yucca) 7) Hesperoyucca 8) Manfreda (tuberose) 9) Phormium 10) Polianthes 11) Runyonia (tuberose) 12) Samuela (yucca) 13) Sansevieria

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Common names (Furcraea)
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1) (no name) 2) Cuban hemp (Furcraea hexapetala) 3) Female karata (Furcraea tuberosa) 4) Mauritius hemp (Furcraea foetida) 5) Wild sisal (Furcraea selloa)

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More species:
1) Furcraea selloa K. Koch [363]
2) Fuscidea placidensis (H. Magn.) R.C. Harris [158]
3) Gaertnera tomentosa (A. Gray) Kuntze [168]
4) Gaertneria discolor (Nutt.) Kuntze [166]
5) Gaertneria tenuifolia Harv. & A. Gray [162]
6) Gahnia beecheyi H. Mann [421]
7) Gaillardia aestivalis (Walter) H. Rock var. winkleri (Cory) B.L. Turner [299]
8) Gaillardia drummondii (Hook.) DC. [131]
9) Gaillardia mexicana auct. non A. Gray [147]
10) Gaillardia villosa Rydb. [128]

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