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Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm.

Specimen

MNHN-P-P02059259
AFM (Madagascar - Africa)

Taxonomy

Asparagaceae
Agave
Agave sisalana
Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm.

Origin

Near Roches Noires
bt fl
1974-3-10
Cut dissues foetid. Giant rosetted 'herb' with single terminal flowering stem. Leaf surface rough. Leaves yellow-green spinier near the base. Flowers very pale greenish
The species is ubiquitous and virtually ineradicable pest of lowlands in particular. Sea level

Determination history

Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm.
chantier de numerisation 2010-2012
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.