Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) Aiton

Syru PI. Succ., 73. . ;
^^Bnt on. the borders of gardens ani
tall flower stalks in full blossom!
fflWa large rosette of rigid green gla-J
|MBraber and 2 m. or mòre in lengi|f|
^^poked spines. The Hower stalk is
HHrith large, fragrant, bell-like bïosàôhifi
jwind greenish inside. It seerisâ to b®
Bplb'lets, which are large and numèrOQàa
While still on thé stalk. The fibre, lik||
rem ployed in thè manufacture of textil^l
HERBARIO NACIONAL DE MEXICO (MEXU)
INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA, UNAM
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Det. Abisaí García-Mendoza	25-V-2'
“Revisión del género Furcraea (Agavaceae)"
Bulblets collected in October.
/ PLAJSI'ßB'' OI^ÖÜTH •' AMBRïp^.;
& ÇMlecteçp Thos. Morong, 1888-1890.
; €fentral Paraguay.
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