Furcraea

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Furcraea

Genus of flowering plants

Furcraea is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae,[4] native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands.[3][5][6] Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or cabuyo, a natural fiber.

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  1. [1]
    Ventenat, Etienne Pierre. 1793. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1: 65-67 in Latin
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    lectotype designated by Britton, Flora of Bermuda 80 (1918)
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    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. [4]
    Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae
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    Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Furcraea spp.
  6. [6]
    García-Mendoza, A. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de Furcraea (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 66: 113–129


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