Furcraea foetida(FURFO)
Overview Code created in: 2002-07-19
- EPPO Code: FURFO
- Preferred name: Furcraea foetida
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Haworth
Central America, South America (northern). Cultivated as a fibre plant. Introduced in Portugal, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (Thailand), Sénégal, Benin, Congo, Angola, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius (hence the common name), Caribbean, South America (Bolivia), Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), New Zealand
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Fourcroya gigantea | Ventenat |
| Furcraea gigantea | Ventenat |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| giant false agave | English |
| Mauritius hemp | English |
| Mauritius-Hanf | German |
| agave-pitte | French |
| aloès vert | French |
| cadère | French |
| chanvre de Maurice | French |
| choca vert | French |
| cáñamo de Mauricio | Spanish |
| cáñamo de Mauritania | Spanish |
| pita hoja | Spanish |
| canapa di Maurizio | Italian |
| cânhamo-de-mauritânia | Portuguese |
| carrapato | Portuguese |
| furcroia | Portuguese |
| piteira-amarela | Portuguese |
| piteira-gigante | Portuguese (BR) |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal monocotyledons (
1MOND )
Order
Asparagales (
1ASGO )
Family
Asparagaceae (
1ASGF )
Subfamily
Agavoideae (
1AGVS )
Genus
Furcraea (
1FURG )
Species
Furcraea foetida (
FURFO )