Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T.Aiton

Female karata (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Furcraea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Wound(Veterinary) (unspecified), Cataplasm (unspecified), Hypochondria (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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Furcraea tuberosa habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Furcraea tuberosa leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Furcraea tuberosa world distribution map, present in Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64457-1
WFO ID wfo-0000768299
COL ID 6K4ZZ
BDTFX ID 166538
INPN ID 631363
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Yucca superba Agave angustifolia Agave campanulata Furcraea geminispina Agave spinosa Furcraea interrupta Furcraea lipsiensis Furcraea spinosa Fourcroya tuberosa Agave tuberosa Furcraea tuberosa

Lower taxons

Agave angustifolia var. letonae