Furcraea tuberosa

Furcraea tuberosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Furcraea
Species: Furcraea tuberosa

Name

Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T.Aiton, 1811

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agave tuberosa Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 4 (1768).
• Homotypic
  • Yucca superba Roxb., Hort. Bengal.: 25 (1814), nom. superfl.
  • Fourcroya tuberosa (Mill.) Hook., Bot. Mag. 86: t. 5163 (1860).
• Heterotypic
  • Furcraea spinosa O.Targ.Tozz., Ann. Mus. Imp. Fis. Firenze 1: 16 (1808).
  • Agave angustifolia Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 34 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Agave spinosa (O.Targ.Tozz.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 37 (1840).
  • Furcraea lipsiensis Jacobi, Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1869: 169 (1869).
  • Furcraea vivipara Anon., Gard. Chron. 1869: 587 (1869).
  • Furcraea geminispina Jacobi, Vers. Syst. Ord. Agav.: 282 (1871).
  • Agave campanulata Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 87 (1894).
  • Furcraea interrupta Trel. in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3: 1306 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Leeward Is.; Puerto Rico; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Aiton, W.T., 1811. Hort. Kew., ed. 2, 2:303.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Furcraea tuberosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Furcraea tuberosa. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 09 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Furcraea tuberosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 09.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Furcraea tuberosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Furcraea tuberosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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