Furcraea foetida (giant gabuya, green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp) is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and northern South America. It is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalized in many places (India, parts of Africa, Portugal, Australia, Thailand, Florida, New Zealand, and many oceanic islands).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mauritius hemp being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Furcraea tuberosa
- Furcraea cabuya
- Furcraea andina
- Furcraea selloana
- Furcraea guatemalensis
- Furcraea guerrerensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Furcraea
- Species
- Furcraea foetida
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