Furcraea is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands. Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or cabuyo, a natural fiber.
Species
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Scientific name
Distribution
Furcraea abisaii Gir.-Cañas
Furcraea acaulis (Kunth) B.Ullrich
Venezuela
Furcraea andina Trel.
Peru, Ecuador
Furcraea antillana A.Álvarez
Cuba, Hispaniola
Furcraea boliviensis Ravenna
Bolivia
Furcraea cabuya Trel.
tropical Mexico, Central America, Venezuela
Furcraea depauperata Jacobi
Mexico but apparently extinct
Furcraea flavoviridis Hook.
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. (Mauritius Hemp)
southern Caribbean; widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere
Furcraea guatemalensis Trel.
southern Mexico, Central America
Furcraea guerrerensis Matuda
Guerrero
Furcraea hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb. (Cuban Hemp)
southern Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela, Ecuador, Galápagos
Furcraea longaeva Karw. & Zucc.
Puebla, Oaxaca
Furcraea macdougallii Matuda
Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas
Furcraea martinezii García-Mend. & L.de la Rosa
Guerrero
Furcraea niquivilensis Matuda ex García-Mend.
Chiapas
Furcraea occidentalis Trel.
Peru
Furcraea parmentieri (Roezl) García-Mend.
southern Mexico
Furcraea pubescens Tod.
Furcraea quicheensis Trel.
Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
Furcraea samalana Trel.
Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador
Furcraea selloa K.Koch (Wild Sisal)
Colombia, Ecuador; naturalized in Tamaulipas, Florida, Andaman Islands, India, Queensland
Furcraea stratiotes Petersen
Nicaragua
Furcraea stricta Jacobi
Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil
Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T.Aiton (Female Karata)
West Indies; naturalized in South Africa
Furcraea undulata Jacobi...
