✿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
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Agavaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Tamil
- யானை கற்றாழை
About Giant Cabuya
Giant Cabuya (Furcraea foetida) is a shrub belonging to the Agavaceae family (Agave Family). It is typically found in planted in gardens. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Introduced in other parts of Tropics from Central America. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Agavaceae
Agave Family
Giant Cabuya belongs to the Agavaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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