Asparagaceae
Henequen
Agave fourcroydes
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
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Common names
By language (15)
- arz
- صبار اربعه كرويدات
- Bulgarian
- Хенекен
- Chinese
- 黃條龍舌蘭, 灰叶剑麻, 黄条龙舌兰
- English
- Henequen
- German
- Henequen
- Japanese
- エネケン
- Korean
- 에네켄
- Macedonian
- Хенекен
- Polish
- Agawa henekwen, Agawa henequen
- Russian
- Хенекен, Agava fourcroydes, Агава фуркреевидная, Агава фуркроидная, Генекен, Юкатанская конопля
- Serbian
- Хенеквен, Henekven
- Spanish
- Henequen, Henequén, Ki, Kí
- Turkish
- Heneken
- Ukrainian
- Агава фуркроїдна, Хенекен
- Vietnamese
- Thùa tây
Synonyms
- Agave fourcroydes var. espiculata L.H.Dewey
- Agave rigida var. elongata Baker
- Agave sullivanii Trel.
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.