Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. [ Furcraea gigantea Vent.]
Candolle, A.P. de, Redouté, P.J., Plantarum Historia Succulentarum (Plantes grasses) (1798-1837)
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vol. 3 (1799)
t. 126(1)
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Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.


name cited:
Furcraea gigantea Vent.
name recognized:
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.
name recognized (basionym):
Agave foetida L.
drawing: P.J. Redouté
family: Agavaceae
subfamily: Agavoideae
epithet cited: giganteus,-a,-um

epithet recognized: foetidus,-a,-um

Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.
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homotypic synonyms:
Agave foetida L.; Aloe foetida (L.) Crantz;
heterotypic synonyms:
Agave commelyni Salm-Dyck; Agave gigantea (Vent.) D.Dietr.; Agave madagascariensis (Haw.) Salm-Dyck; Fourcroya gigantea (Vent.) Hook.; Furcraea atroviridis Jacobi & Goeff.; Furcraea barillettii Jacobi; Furcraea commelyni (Salm-Dyck) Kunth; Furcraea gigantea Vent.; Furcraea madagascariensis Haw.; Furcraea viridis Hemsley; Furcraea watsoniana Sander;
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