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Taxon:  Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.



Summary
Genus:
Furcraea
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
70919
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. succ. 73. 1812
Verified:
11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agave foetida L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Furcraea gigantea Vent.
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Reference(s)
  1. African plant database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve.
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Barbosa, C. et al. 2017. Changes in the realized niche of the invasive succulent CAM plant Furcraea foetida. Austral Ecol. 42:643-654. DOI: 10.1111/aec.12483.
  4. Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
  5. Crouch, N. R. & G. F. Smith. 2011. Agavaceae. Furcraea foetida: an invading alien in South Africa. Bothalia 41:196-199.
  6. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: mentions
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  8. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  12. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  13. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  14. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  15. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
  16. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  17. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Fucraea gigantea
Common names
English
giant cabuya –
green-aloe –
Mauritius-hemp –
French
aloès vert –
chanvre de Maurice –
German
Mauritiushanf –
Spanish
cáñamo de Mauritania –
pita floja –
pita gigante –
Swedish
mauritiushampa –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
5UncertainSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Guadeloupe, Martinique
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
Uncertain
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Materialsfiber Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Weed  Barbosa, C. et al. 2017. Changes in the realized niche of the invasive succulent CAM plant Furcraea foetida. Austral Ecol. 42:643-654. DOI: 10.1111/aec.12483.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70919. Accessed 20 May 2025.