Furcraea selloa
Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 22. 1860.
Introduced
Leaves lanceolate, to 1.2 m × 10–15 cm, firm, roughened abaxially by small points, margins white with hard, curved teeth ca. 6 mm. Flowers ca. 4 cm; tepals white, 2.5–2.7 cm; ovary 1.4–1.8 cm. 2n = 60.
Phenology: Flowering mid fall–mid winter.
Habitat: Old homesteads in disturbed areas
Elevation: 0 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., Mexico, Central America, South America
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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... more about "Furcraea selloa"
longitudinal +
versatile +
pliable +
mature +
pungent +
firm +
pliable +
glaucous +
leaflike +
scale-like +
papillose +
expanded +
succulent +
broadened +
6-merous +
drooping +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
capsular +
indehiscent +
paniculate +
huge +
true +
pliable +
cauline +
roughened +
lanceolate +
firm +
filiferous +
white +
denticulate +
corneous +
massive +
parietal +
inferior +
distinct +
absent +
semisucculent +
blunt +
small +
Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten +
1860 +
black +
2;many +
Introduced +
branched +
aboveground +
3-lobed +
dilated +
Furcraea selloa +
Furcraea +
species +
white +
distinct +
longer +
spreading +
curved +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
scapose +
perennial +
epiphytic +
small;gigantic +
petal-like +