Furcraea humboldtiana

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Furcraea humboldtiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Furcraea humboldtiana, Trel. (Yucca acaulis, HBK.). Trunk finally 10 ft.: lvs. spreading, nearly flat, grayish, smooth, 5-6x60 in.; teeth 1/8 – 1/5 in. long, usually divergently twinned from the tops of green prominences, l-2 ½ in. apart: infl. 25-40 ft., long-stalked; fls. 2-2 ½ in.; ovary 4/5 -1 in.; segm. 1 1/3 -1 ½ in. Venezuela. Ann. Jard. Buitenzorg. II. suppl. 3:38.—Called maguey de cocui by Humboldt; now commonly known as cocuiza brava in contrast with an unarmed cult, form, the cocuiza mansa, wliich may prove not to differ from F. inermis. Drum. (F. cubensis inermis, Baker. F. altissima, Hort. Franceschi). B.M. 6543. Intermediate between this and the next is the cabuya of Cent. Amer., F. cabuya, Trel., which likewise presents armed and toothless forms. Ann. Jard. Buitenzorg. III. suppl. 3:36, 37. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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