Difference between revisions of "Furcraea foetida"
Syn. Pl. Succ., 73. 1812.
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Basionym: Agave foetida Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 323. 1753
Synonyms: Furcraea gigantea Ventenat
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Leaves lanceolate, to 2.4 m × 20 cm, thick, firm, smooth or striate; margins hard and smooth, usually entire at least in distal half. Flowers 4–5 cm; tepals greenish white, 2.3–3 cm; ovary 1.2–1.5 cm. 2n = 60.
Phenology: Flowering fall–mid winter.
Habitat: Old homesteads in disturbed areas
Elevation: 0 m
Distribution
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Introduced; Fla., Central America, West Indies, widely elsewhere
Discussion
Specimens from Florida referred to in the literature as Furcraea cabuya Trelease with entire leaf margins (var. integra Trelease) probably belong here.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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longitudinal +
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pungent +
firm +
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glaucous +
leaflike +
scale-like +
papillose +
expanded +
succulent +
broadened +
6-merous +
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capsular +
indehiscent +
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filiferous +
denticulate +
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parietal +
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absent +
semisucculent +
blunt +
Syn. Pl. Succ., +
1812 +
black +
2;many +
branched +
aboveground +
3-lobed +
dilated +
Furcraea foetida +
Furcraea +
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greenish white +
distinct +
longer +
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