Furcraea selloa

K. Koch

Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 22. 1860.

Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 462. Mentioned on page 461.

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

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Introduced; Fla., Mexico, Central America, South America

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number. "thin" is not a number.

... more about "Furcraea selloa"
longitudinal +
glandular-pubescent +  and glandular +
Susan Verhoek +
K. Koch +
elliptic +, ovate +, oblanceolate +, lanceolate +  and linear +
fibrous +, succulent +  and rigid +
reflexed +, erect +  and ascending +
scale-like +
Fla. +, Mexico +, Central America +  and South America +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
broadened +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
indehiscent +
globose +  and cylindrical +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
fleshy +  and dry +
Old homesteads in disturbed areas +
bracteate +  and umbellate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 1,300 cm13,000 mm <br />13 m <br /> (?) +
pseudopetiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
long-lived +  and annual +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (330 cm3,300 mm <br />3.3 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
dentate +, serrulate +  and entire +
denticulate +
cylindrical +, ovoid +  and 3-angled +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (?) +
not +  and articulate +
semisucculent +
Flowering mid fall–mid winter. +
Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten +
globose +, obovoid +, ovoid +, hemispheric +, 3-angled +  and flattened +
Introduced +
exserted +  and included +
aboveground +
3 +  and 1 +
proximal +  and middle +
dilated +
Furcraea selloa +
Furcraea +
species +
distinct +
ovate +  and oblong +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br />) +
large +  and small +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br />) +
polygamodioecious +, dioecious +, monoecious +, polycarpic +  and monocarpic +
small;gigantic +
petal-like +