Réunion

Réunion (re)

Path from Cilaos to Col de Taibit at Ilet de Salaze.

fl

M.J.E. Coode

et al.

4568

1974-3-22

1400

Massive rosette with single terminal inflorescence which occurs after the leaves have died off. Inflorescence c. 5 m tall. Flowers yellowgreen, full of nectar, smelling +- of cauliflower, attracting bees and Olive White-eyes which sometimes peck a small hole near the base of the perianth from outside. Leaves distinctly glaucous. "Cuticle" of leaves tears off easily, the leaf-surface beneath being mid-green and smooth. Leaves smoother than in Furcraea

Area cleared to cultivation