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Furcraea hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb.

Cuban hemp (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Furcraea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 2-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber material medicinal
Edible flowers fruits leaves nectars saps stems
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents, local (leaf), Contusions (leaf), Diuretics (root), Diaphoretic (root), Spermatocidal agents (stem), Cancer(Lip) (unspecified), Cataplasm (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Hypochondria (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Wound(Veterinary) (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Antihypertensive agents (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified)
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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Furcraea hexapetala unspecified picture

Distribution

Furcraea hexapetala world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Furcraea hexapetala threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105442-2
WFO ID wfo-0000768270
COL ID 6K4YD
BDTFX ID 168389
INPN ID 455871
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agave australis Agave cubensis Agave hexapetala Agave odorata Agave vivipara Furcraea cahum Furcraea cubensis Agave aspera Furcraea agavephylla Furcraea aspera Furcraea hexapetala Furcraea macrophylla Furcraea valleculata Furcraea cubensis var. inermis
WorldFloraDB 2024