✿Agavaceae · Furcraea
Giant Cabuya
Furcraea foetida
Also known as Mauritius Hemp, Green Aloe
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Furcraea foetida
- Genus
- Furcraea
- Family
- Agavaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Planted in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced in other parts of Tropics from Central America
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- BasalrecordedLeaves cluster at the base of the plant rather than along a stem.“The leaves emerge one-by-one, almost in a “rosette” formation from the ground, one leaf unfurling at a time.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Broad succulent rosetterecorded
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“Leaf margins are entirely smooth in some varieties, or edged with hooked spines in others.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Leaf margins are entirely smooth in some varieties, or edged with hooked spines in others.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Giant Cabuya itself; the rest are typical of the Agavaceae family.
Local Names
- Tamil
- யானை கற்றாழை
About Giant Cabuya
Giant Cabuya (Furcraea foetida) belongs to the Agavaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and 5 other states. It is planted in gardens. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Agavaceae
Agave Family
Giant Cabuya belongs to the Agavaceae family.
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