Furcraea longaeva Karw. & Zucc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Furcraea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 1.25-3.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 3.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry thorn forests and xerophitic scrubland, growing on stony slopes and mountain tops, on shallow soils derived from limestones or sandstones, at elevations from 1,800-3,100 metres, but mainly from 2,200-2,650 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses material
Edible flowers
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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Furcraea longaeva unspecified picture

Conservation status

Furcraea longaeva threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64438-1
WFO ID wfo-0000768275
COL ID 6K4YH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Furcraea longaeva