Agave fourcroydes, commonly known as henequen, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. It is commercially cultivated, particularly in eastern Mexico, for its fibrous leaves, which yield the fiber also called henequen, used as a raw material for rope, twine, and other products. Like sisal agave, this species is a sterile hybrid that cannot be grown from seed, and instead propagates vegetatively through bulbils and suckers, with cultivation typically relying on sucker propagation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 1 Scientific Name Connections
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Source Wikidata: Agave fourcroydes
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Dominican Republic, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Haiti, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tunisia, found in there.
Sources
1. Agave fourcroydes (Wikipedia)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Agave fourcroydes
Child Taxon Of: Asparagales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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