Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Ewanrigg Botanic Garden

Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba road near Laucenceville road turn off, lower Vumba.

Photo: Mark Hyde
By Chiraura stream, Mukuvisi Woodland

Synonyms:	Furcraea gigantea Vent.
Common names:	Giant Cabuya (English) Green-aloe (English) Mauritius-hemp (English)
Description:	Evergreen succulent perennial, stemless or with a short stem. Leaves in a dense rosette, sword-shaped, 1-1.8 m long and 10–15 cm broad at their widest point, narrowing to 6–7 cm at the base, and to with a sharp spiny tip; margins entire or with a few hooked spines. Inflorescence up to 7.5 m tall. Flowers greenish to creamy white, 4 cm long, strongly scented.
Notes:	This species has definitely become naturalised and sometimes forms fairly extensive colonies in secondary vegetation. Occasionally it can be invasive in woodland. Biegel also mentions a cv. 'Striata' as a cultivated plant.
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to the Caribbean and northern South America.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Friday 30 March 2012
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Flora of Zambia: Furcraea foetida
Flora of Zimbabwe: Furcraea foetida

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Furcraea foetida
African Plant Database: Furcraea foetida
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Furcraea foetida
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Furcraea foetida
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