See text Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are the dominant and most familiar group of land plants. ... Liliopsida is the botanical name for a class. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Genera See text Agavaceae is a family of plants that includes many well-known desert and dry zone types such as the agave, yucca, and Joshua tree. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...
Furcraea is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Agavaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Succulent plants, such as this Aloe, store water in their fleshy leaves Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are water-retaining plants adapted to xerophilic climatic or soil conditions. ... Genera See text Agavaceae is a family of plants that includes many well-known desert and dry zone types such as the agave, yucca, and Joshua tree. ... World map depicting Caribbean: West Indies redirects here. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Species include:
Furcraea andina
Furcraea bedinghausii
Furcraea cabuya
Furcraea elegans
Furcraea foetida (Mauritius Hemp)
Furcraea hexapetala (Cuban Hemp)
Furcraea macrophylla
Furcraea pubescens
Furcraea quicheensis
Furcraea selloa (Wild Sisal)
Furcraea tuberosa (Female Karata)
References
Germplasm Resources Information Network: Furcraea
United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Furcraea
The genus Furcraea is closely related to Agave, but it is a much smaller group: 20 species plus an additional variety are listed in a 2001 write-up on the genus.
Furcraeas differ, however, in having pendulous flowers, which are always white or greenish-white.
The large leaves of Furcraea selloa are green (edged with yellow in the case of our variegated specimen), sword-shaped, and armed with sharp teeth along the edges.
The spread and increase of the furcraea, however, is guaranteed.
The furcraea has been in cultivation in the gardens since 1894, so despite the magnificence of its flowering, the event initself is not extraordinary.
The furcraea is a noble foliage plant, whose large, glaucous rosettes greatly enhance both the exotic feel of the garden and the natural colours and contrasts of surrounding plants.
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