Asparagaceae
Furcraea

Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T.Aiton

First published in Hortus Kew. 2: 303 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Liogier, H.A. & Martorell, L.F. (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis ed. 2: 1-382. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Balsinhas, A. [608] Mozambique K002170806 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000679391 Yes
Mandeville [[1534]] Jamaica K000679372 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9407] Trinidad and Tobago K000679374 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002170790 No
Joseph, D.; Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K000679392 Yes
Coode, M.J.E. [4416] Mauritius K002170787 No
Sintenis, P. [482] Puerto Rico K000679387 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Grenada K000679386 Yes
[Joseph Briggo] [s.n.] K000679394 Yes
Heller, A.A.; Halbach, E.G. [817] Puerto Rico K000679384 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000679385 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Venugopal, N.; Jayaseelan [18954] India K002170767 No
Akpabia, G.K. [I277] K002170746 No
Barber, C.A. [s.n.] K000679390 Yes
Coode, M.J.E. [4416] Mauritius K002170786 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002170789 No
Hahn, L. [1122] Martinique K000679371 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002170788 No
Ekman, E.L. [7897] Haiti Furcraea geminispina K002170890 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0