Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
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Taxon
Furcraea foetida
Common name:
Giant cabuya, Green aloe, Mauritius-hemp, Mauritiusvlas
Family:
Asparagaceae (Asparagus)
Distribution:
The Caribbean, South America
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Black list:
Listed NEMBA Category 1 Invasive - Must be destroyed/removed by law.
Comments:
The leaves are sword-shaped, 1-1.8 m long and 10–15 cm broad at their widest point, narrowing to 6–7 cm broad at the leaf base, and to a sharp spine tip at the apex; the margins are entire or with a few hooked spines.
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Locations
1:
Upper garden, rockeries
(Ur)
• Accession: 1999-225/3 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2:
Upper garden, rockeries
(Ur)
• Accession: 1999-225/4 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual