Furcraea gigantea

{{{name}}} LATINNAME	'
	Habit: ? Height: ⇕ ? Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ Origin: ✈ ? Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ ? Water: ◍ ? Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: ? Sunset Zones:
	[[{{{domain}}}]] > [[{{{superregnum}}}]] > Plantae > [[{{{subregnum}}}]] > [[{{{superdivisio}}}]] > [[{{{superphylum}}}]] > [[]] > [[{{{phylum}}}]] > [[{{{subdivisio}}}]] > [[{{{subphylum}}}]] > [[{{{infraphylum}}}]] > [[{{{microphylum}}}]] > [[{{{nanophylum}}}]] > [[{{{superclassis}}}]] > [[]] > [[{{{subclassis}}}]] > [[{{{infraclassis}}}]] > [[{{{superordo}}}]] > [[]] > [[{{{subordo}}}]] > [[{{{infraordo}}}]] > [[{{{superfamilia}}}]] > [[]] > [[{{{subfamilia}}}]] > [[{{{supertribus}}}]] > [[{{{tribus}}}]] > [[{{{subtribus}}}]] > [[]] {{{subgenus}}} {{{sectio}}} {{{series}}} var.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Furcraea gigantea, Vent. (F. barillettii, F. foetida, Agave foetida, Linn. A. gigantea, Aloe foetida, Crantz. Funium piliferum, Willem.). Nearly trunkless: lvs. broadly oblanceolate, nearly flat, undulate, somewhat roughened beneath, 5-8x60-100 in., entire: infl. 25 ft., long-stalked, rather narrow; fls. 1 3/5 in., with ovary and segm. equal: caps, unknown: freely bulbiferous. S. E. Brazil. DC., PI. Gr. 126, 1260. Redoute, Lil. 476. B.M. 2250. Perrine, Senate Doc. 300:5. B.H. 10:34. Indian For. 35:23. Mart., Fl. Bras. 1:44. Ann. Mus. Marseille. II; 8, p. 125. Squier, Fibre PI., 2. Jacq. Icon. 379. Commelin, Hort. Amst. 2:18.—The Mediterranean hemp, Mauritius hemp, taretra, green aloe, or pita, intro. by way of Madagascar and hence called Malgache aloe. Varies with moderate toothing, Var. willemetiana, Roem. (F. commelinii, Agave commelinii, Auct.), the Creole aloe. Ann. Jard. Buitenzorg. II. Suppl. 3:35. With broad median creamy variegation, the unarmed form is Var. medio-picta, Trel. (F. gigantea variegata, Hort. F. variegata, Hort. F. watsoniana, Hort.). G.C. III. 23, p. 243. Ann. Jard. Buitenzorg. II. Suppl. 3:41, 42, 46-8. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Propagation

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Pests and diseases

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

Gallery

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

• 
  photo 1
• 
  photo 2
• 
  photo 3

References

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

External links

• w:Furcraea gigantea. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Furcraea gigantea QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)