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Furcraea Selloa
''Furcraea'' is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands.GarcÃa-Mendoza, A. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de ''Furcraea'' (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 66: 113–129 Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or ''cabuyo'', a natural fiber. Species See also *Fique Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus '' Furcraea''. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza. History The Indigenous peoples of the Americas extracted and use ... References Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Furcraea'' Asparagaceae genera Agavoideae Taxa named by Ét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Pierre Ventenat
Étienne Pierre Ventenat (1 March 1757 – 13 August 1808) was a French botanist born in Limoges. He was the brother of naturalist Louis Ventenat (1765–1794). While employed as director of the ecclesiastic library Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, Ventenat took a trip to England. Here he investigated the country's botanical gardens, inspiring him to pursue a vocation in sciences. Following his time at library he became an active botanist, studying under and collaborating with botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746–1800). In 1795 he was elected a member of the ''Institut national des sciences et des arts'', later known as the ''Académie des sciences''. In 1794 he wrote a treatise on the principles of botany titled . After publication he became so disappointed with its mediocrity that he reportedly made efforts to procure all copies of the book and have them destroyed. In 1798 he published a French translation of Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu's ''Genera plantarum'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furcraea Depauperata
''Furcraea'' is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands.GarcÃa-Mendoza, A. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de ''Furcraea'' (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 66: 113–129 Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or ''cabuyo'', a natural fiber. Species See also *Fique Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus '' Furcraea''. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza. History The Indigenous peoples of the Americas extracted and use ... References Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Furcraea'' Asparagaceae genera Agavoideae Taxa named by Ét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furcraea Niquivilensis
''Furcraea niquivilensis'' is a plant species native to Chiapas, Mexico. ''Furcraea niquivilensis''is a monocarpic shrub with a trunk up to 3 m tall, 40 cm in diameter. It produces a rosette of up to 150 leaves. Each leaf is lanceolate to sword-shaped, up to 210 cm long, 14 cm across, armed with sharp curved prickles up to 8 mm long along the margins. Flowering stalks can reach a height of 9 m, bearing a large panicle of greenish-white flowers. Uses The people who live in the area where the species grows plant it to control erosion. They also use the fibers in making ropes and baskets. Other members of the same genus, called fique Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus '' Furcraea''. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza. History The Indigenous peoples of the Americas extracted and use ..., are used in South America in similar fashion. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furcraea Martinezii
''Furcraea'' is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands.GarcÃa-Mendoza, A. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de ''Furcraea'' (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 66: 113–129 Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or ''cabuyo'', a natural fiber. Species See also *Fique Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus '' Furcraea''. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza. History The Indigenous peoples of the Americas extracted and use ... References Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Furcraea'' Asparagaceae genera Agavoideae Taxa named by Ét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furcraea Longaeva
''Furcraea'' is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands.GarcÃa-Mendoza, A. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de ''Furcraea'' (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 66: 113–129 Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or ''cabuyo'', a natural fiber. Species See also *Fique Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus '' Furcraea''. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza. History The Indigenous peoples of the Americas extracted and use ... References Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Furcraea'' Asparagaceae genera Agavoideae Taxa named by Ét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furcraea Hexapetala
''Furcraea hexapetala'' is a semi-succulent mesocaul or pachycaul rarely branching shrub bearing a large panicle of six-petaled flowers on a peduncle up to length. Besides flowers and fruit, the panicle also produces bulbils (a form of asexual reproduction. The species is found in south eastern Mexico, Ecuador and parts of the Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America .... References hexapetala Plants described in 1903 Flora of Mexico Flora of Ecuador Flora of the Caribbean {{Asparagaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furcraea Hexapetala SSZ
''Furcraea'' is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands.GarcÃa-Mendoza, A. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de ''Furcraea'' (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 66: 113–129 Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or ''cabuyo'', a natural fiber. Species See also *Fique Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus '' Furcraea''. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza. History The Indigenous peoples of the Americas extracted and use ... References Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Furcraea'' Asparagaceae genera Agavoideae Taxa named by Ét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
