Furcraea guatemalensis Trel.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Furcraea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open hillsides, dry rocky hills, sometimes in pine-oak forest, probably most often seen in hedges or fencerows; at elevations from 900-2,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Furcraea guatemalensis world distribution map, present in Belize, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106428-2
WFO ID wfo-0000768267
COL ID 6K4YN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Furcraea melanodonta Furcraea guatemalensis