Asparagaceae
Furcraea
Furcraea cabuya

Furcraea cabuya var. cabuya

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is SE. Mexico to S. Venezuela. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Berry, P.E., Holst, B.K. & Yatskievych, K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (1995). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 2: 1-706. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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