Furcraea cubensis

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Furcraea cubensis, Vent. (F. hexapetala, Urban. Agave cubensis. Jacq. A. bidbifera, Salm. A. hexapetala, Jacq. A. mexicana, Lam. A. odorata, Pers). Nearly trunkless: lvs. narrowly lanceolate, spreading, smooth, about 2x50 in.; teeth nearly straight, 1/12 – 1/8 in. long, 2/3 -l in. apart: infl. 10-15 ft., long-stalked, nearly glabrous; fls. 2 in.; ovary fusiform, about equaling the segm.: caps, small, broad, stipitate; seeds small (1/4 – ½ in.): bulbels ovoid. Cuba and Haiti. Jacq., Stirp. Amer. : 175. Ann. Jard. Buitenzorg. II. Suppl. 3:40. — As badly confused as Agave americana and actually rarely seen in gardens: apparently the original henequen of early writers on the W. Indies, its fiber called cabuya. A related Yucatan species, the cahum, with less lanceolate lvs. and ovary exceeding the perianth, is F. cahum, Trel., Ann. Jard. Buitenzorg. II. Suppl. 3:39. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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