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Agave fourcroydes

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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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Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Scientific Name
Agave fourcroydes 1
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Child Taxon Of

Asparagales, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Agave fourcroydes
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1. Agave fourcroydes (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q136120 (P225 taxon name)
  • Lead section
    It is cultivated, particularly in eastern Mexico, for its leaf fiber, known as henequen and used to make rope, twine, and other products.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 388443
    Agave fourcroydes, commonly known as henequen, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala.
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Wikidata: Agave fourcroydes
Child Taxon Of: Asparagales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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