Furcraea niquivilensis

Furcraea niquivilensis is a plant species native to Chiapas, Mexico.[1][2]

Furcraea niquivilensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Furcraea
Species:
F. niquivilensis
Binomial name
Furcraea niquivilensis
Matuda ex García-Mend.

Furcraea niquivilensisis a monocarpic shrub with a trunk up to 3 m tall, 40 cm in diameter. It produces a rosette of up to 150 leaves. Each leaf is lanceolate to sword-shaped, up to 210 cm long, 14 cm across, armed with sharp curved prickles up to 8 mm long along the margins. Flowering stalks can reach a height of 9 m, bearing a large panicle of greenish-white flowers.[1][3][4]

Uses

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The people who live in the area where the species grows plant it to control erosion. They also use the fibers in making ropes and baskets.[1] Other members of the same genus, called fique, are used in South America in similar fashion.

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