Botanical Family · Asparagales
Agavaceae
Agave Family
12 speciesOrder Asparagales8+ well-known plants
The Agavaceae family (Agave Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Asparagales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 12 species across 5 genera. Its members are predominantly shrubs. Well-represented genera include Agave, Dracaena and Sansevieria. Several members are valued in traditional medicine and grown in cultivation. Familiar examples include Century Plant, Caribbean Agave and Sisal Hemp.
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Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementVariable
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
VenationParallel
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Notable members
Century Plant, American AloeAgave americanaCaribbean AgaveAgave angustifoliaSisal Hemp, Hemp PlantAgave sisalanaCornstalk DracaenaDracaena fragransWild DracaenaDracaena ternifloraSnake Plant, Mother-In-Law's TongueDracaena trifasciataGiant Cabuya, Mauritius Hemp, Green AloeFurcraea foetidaIndian Bowstring HempSansevieria roxburghiana
All 12 species in AGAVACEAE
- Century Plant, American AloeAgave americana
- Caribbean AgaveAgave angustifolia
- Sisal Hemp, Hemp PlantAgave sisalana
- Cornstalk DracaenaDracaena fragrans
- Wild DracaenaDracaena terniflora
- Snake Plant, Mother-In-Law's TongueDracaena trifasciata
- Giant Cabuya, Mauritius Hemp, Green AloeFurcraea foetida
- Indian Bowstring HempSansevieria roxburghiana
- Snake Plant, Mother-In-Law's TongueSansevieria trifasciata
- Adam's NeedleYucca aloifolia
- Agave cantula
- Sansevieria hyacinthoides
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