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Furcraea foetida
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Family:
AGAVACEAE
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Citation: Furcraea foetida (L.) Haworth, Syn. Pl. Succ. 73. 1819; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 506. 1990; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 502. 2005.
Agave foetida L., Sp. Pl. 323. 1753.
Furcraea gigantea Vent., Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 65. 1793.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Mauritius Hemp, Green aloe
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Description:
Stem short; Leaves large up to 156 x 7-9 cm, crowded, broadly oblanceolate, almost flat, undulate, somewhat roughened beneath and entire. Inflorescence large, paniculate, scape c. 6-12 m. Flowers pale yellow to green-white, fragrant, tubular, perianth segments 6, spreading; stamens included, filaments short, thick below.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental plant
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Distribution:
Native to Central America; introduced in other parts of Tropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Creamy, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Adoor, Kathalakandy
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